Development of a Motion System for an Advanced Sailing Simulator

To train competitive sailing in a virtual setting, motion of the boat as well as haptic feedback of the sail lines is essential. When discussing virtual environments (VEs) the concept of presence is often used. In this study we develop a sailing simulator motion system to research what factors contribute to the participants’ sensation of presence when sailing in a VE. The developed simulator includes the development of a mainsheet force feedback system and a novel motion platform, connected to a high-quality graphics sailing simulation. In future research, the developed system will be used to study which sail training type can be performed in simulated environments, and if the system can be used as a valid testbed for perception-action experiments.Design EngineeringIndustrial Design Engineerin

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The effect of motion on presence during virtual sailing for advanced training

This paper explores the amount of motion simulation required to influence presence and immersion on a dinghy sailing simulator. We specifically focused on the effects of roll, pitch and heave, when sailing an course with up-, side-and down-wind sections in a virtual environment. A real dingy was mounted on a 6 Degrees of Freedom (DOF) Stewart platform; the participants could influence the course of a virtual boat by a rudder while experiencing physical displacement by simulated wind and waves. Five experienced sailors completed the same course several times while subjected to varying motion conditions. Results show a positive effect on presence and immersion when adding simulated motion in multiple degrees of freedom to the dinghy sailing simulator, especially by roll (>20 degrees necessary), while pitch is of less importance (<5 degrees necessary) and heave (less than 10 cm) can almost be neglected. These findings are of importance for developing boat simulators and other virtual sports applications that employ actuated platformsDesign EngineeringIndustrial Design Engineerin