Disclosure of utility model
The embodiment of the application provides a handle and a VR system, which can be used for solving the problem that the brightness of an LED of the handle is fixed in the related art, so that the adaptability of the handle to an actual application scene is poor.
In a first aspect, embodiments of the present application provide a handle comprising:
The plurality of Light Emitting Diodes (LEDs) are configured to emit infrared rays when being lightened so as to assist the Virtual Reality (VR) display equipment corresponding to the handle to position the handle;
the environment light detection assembly is configured to acquire the illumination intensity of the environment where the handle is located;
A control assembly connected to the ambient light detection assembly configured to output a pulse width modulated PWM signal in accordance with the illumination intensity;
the driving circuit is connected with the control component and comprises a boosting component, a first capacitor and a first resistor; the voltage feedback interface of the boosting component is connected with the first end of the first resistor through a first connecting wire; the second end of the first resistor is connected with a PWM interface of the control component; the first end of the first capacitor is connected with the first connecting wire, and the second end of the first capacitor is grounded;
The boosting component is configured to boost a voltage provided by the external power supply based on the PWM signal, and output the target voltage, wherein the target voltage is used for driving the LEDs to light.
The handle provided by the embodiment of the application comprises a plurality of LEDs, an ambient light detection assembly, a control assembly connected with the ambient light detection assembly and a driving circuit connected with the control assembly. The environment light detection component is configured to acquire illumination intensity of the environment where the handle is located, and the control component is configured to output PWM signals according to the illumination intensity. The driving circuit comprises a boosting component, a first capacitor and a first resistor, wherein a feedback interface of the boosting component is connected with a first end of the first resistor through a first connecting wire, a second end of the first resistor is connected with a PWM interface of the control component, a first end of the first capacitor is connected with the first connecting wire, and a second end of the first capacitor is grounded. And a boosting component configured to boost a voltage supplied from the external power source based on the PWM signal, and output a target voltage for driving the plurality of LEDs to light. Therefore, the brightness of the LEDs on the handle is adjusted according to the illumination intensity of the environment where the handle is located, so that the brightness can adapt to actual application scenes, and the use experience of a user can be improved.
In some embodiments of the present application, the driving circuit further includes a second resistor, a third resistor, a fourth resistor, a second capacitor, a third capacitor, a first diode, and an inductor;
Two ends of the inductor are respectively connected with an input interface of the boosting assembly and an external inductor interface of the power supply; the first end of the inductor is connected with the external power supply through a second connecting wire, and the second end of the inductor is connected with the first end of the first diode; the first end of the second capacitor is connected with the second connecting wire; the second end of the first diode is connected with the LEDs through a third connecting wire; the first end of the second resistor is connected with the third connecting wire, the second end of the second resistor is connected with the first end of the third resistor through a fourth connecting wire, and the second end of the third resistor is grounded; the feedback interface of the boosting component is connected with the fourth connecting wire; the first end of the third capacitor is connected with the third connecting wire, and the second end of the third capacitor is grounded; the first connecting line is connected with the fourth connecting line.
In the present embodiment, the lighting driving of the plurality of LEDs on the handle can be realized by the circuit configuration of the specific driving circuit.
In some embodiments of the present application, the ambient light detection component is connected to the control component through a two-wire serial bus I2C;
the power interface of the ambient light detection assembly is connected with the external power supply through a fifth connecting wire;
the first end of the fourth capacitor is connected with the fifth connecting wire, and the second end of the fourth capacitor is grounded through a sixth connecting wire;
The grounding interface of the ambient light detection assembly is connected with the sixth connecting wire.
In this embodiment, through specific circuit connection, the control component may obtain the ambient light intensity through the ambient light detection component.
In some embodiments of the application, the boost assembly is connected with an enabling interface of the control assembly;
The control component is further configured to send an enable signal to the boost component through the enable interface, the enable signal being used to instruct the boost component whether to output the target voltage.
In this embodiment, the control component may control whether the boost component outputs the target voltage through the enable interface.
In some embodiments of the present application, when the enable signal is at a high level, the enable signal is used to instruct the boost component to output the target voltage;
when the enable signal is at a low level, the enable signal is used for indicating the boosting component not to output the target voltage.
In the present embodiment, the boost assembly may be instructed to output the target voltage by the high-level enable signal, and the boost assembly may be instructed not to output the target voltage by the low-level enable signal.
In some embodiments of the present application, if the illumination intensity is above a preset illumination intensity value, the duty cycle of the PWM signal is a first duty cycle;
and if the illumination intensity is not above the preset illumination intensity value, the duty ratio of the PWM signal is a second duty ratio, and the first duty ratio is larger than the second duty ratio.
In this embodiment, the duty ratio of the PWM signal may be adjusted according to the illumination intensity to adjust the magnitude of the target voltage by the duty ratio, so that the brightness of the plurality of LEDs may be adjusted.
In some embodiments of the application, the external power source is a 1.5V battery.
In this embodiment, the driving circuit may use a 1.5V battery as an external power supply to supply power to the LEDs.
In some embodiments of the present application, the plurality of LEDs includes 16 LEDs, wherein every 4 LEDs are connected in series to form a string of lights, and the formed 4 strings of lights are connected in parallel.
In this embodiment, 16 LEDs may be disposed on the handle in a light string manner, so that the positioning accuracy of the VR display device on the handle may be improved.
In some embodiments of the application, the handle further comprises keys, the keys comprising physical keys and touch keys.
In this embodiment, the user may control the VR display device by pressing a button on the handle.
In a second aspect, the present application provides a VR system comprising: the handle of the first aspect, and a VR display.
The VR system provided by the embodiment of the present application, because it includes the handle as set forth in any one of the above, has the technical effects of the handle as set forth in any one of the above, and will not be described in detail herein.
Detailed Description
For the purposes of making the objects, embodiments and advantages of the present application more apparent, an exemplary embodiment of the present application will be described more fully hereinafter with reference to the accompanying drawings in which exemplary embodiments of the application are shown, it being understood that the exemplary embodiments described are merely some, but not all, of the examples of the application.
It should be noted that the brief description of the terminology in the present application is for the purpose of facilitating understanding of the embodiments described below only and is not intended to limit the embodiments of the present application. Unless otherwise indicated, these terms should be construed in their ordinary and customary meaning.
Furthermore, the terms "comprise" and "have," and any variations thereof, are intended to cover a non-exclusive inclusion, such that a product or apparatus that comprises a list of elements is not necessarily limited to those elements expressly listed, but may include other elements not expressly listed or inherent to such product or apparatus.
At present, for the positioning of the VR handle, six-dimensional pose estimation of the handle can be realized in a virtual reality scene through an LED and an inertial detection unit (Inertial Measurement Unit, IMU) arranged on the VR handle, so that positioning interaction of the VR space is realized.
Currently, the LEDs on the handle may be powered by a battery to illuminate the LEDs. For brightness control of the LED lighting, the power supply voltage of the LEDs is generally determined according to the number and distribution of the LEDs disposed on the handle. Specifically, the voltage provided by the battery can be boosted through the boosting chip so as to output the power supply voltage to the LED, so that the LED is lightened at a fixed voltage, that is, when the LED is turned on, the brightness of the LED is fixed, the brightness cannot be adjusted, and the adaptability of the LED to actual application scenes is poor.
Specifically, in a scene where the illumination intensity of the environment where the handle is located is strong, the LED recognition rate of the VR display device to the handle is reduced, so that the effect of six-dimensional (6 dof) pose estimation is affected. In a scene with weaker illumination intensity in the environment where the handle is positioned, if the handle is lightened according to fixed brightness, the brightness is too high, and unnecessary electricity consumption occurs.
Therefore, the handle provided by the embodiment of the application has the advantages that the ambient light detection component on the handle provided by the embodiment of the application is used for acquiring the illumination intensity of the environment where the handle is located, and then the power supply voltage of the LED is changed based on the illumination intensity, so that the brightness of the LED can be changed, the brightness can adapt to an actual application scene, the effect of six-dimensional pose estimation can be improved by improving the brightness of the LED in a scene with stronger illumination intensity, and the unnecessary lighting consumption can be reduced by reducing the brightness of the LED in a scene with weaker illumination intensity, so that the energy consumption is reduced.
The technical scheme of the present application will be described in detail with reference to specific examples. The following specific embodiments may be combined with each other or may exist independently, and the same or similar concepts or processes may not be repeated in some embodiments, and embodiments of the present application will be described below with reference to the drawings.
Fig. 1 is a schematic diagram of a VR system including a handle 10 and a VR display device 20 as shown in fig. 1, according to an example embodiment of the present application. As shown in fig. 1, a plurality of LEDs 101 are provided on the handle 10. The camera 202 on the VR display device 20 collects an image formed when the LED on the handle 10 is turned on, and then the image is analyzed according to a processor (not shown in the figure) on the VR display device 20 to realize positioning tracking of the handle 10, so as to realize positioning tracking of a moving target corresponding to the handle 10 in a virtual space range.
It is understood that the number and arrangement of the plurality of LEDs in fig. 1 is merely an example.
In one possible implementation, the plurality of LEDs may include 16 LEDs, wherein every 4 LEDs are connected in series to form a string of lights, and the formed strings of 4 strings of lights are connected in parallel to form a light ring. The LED lamp ring with the structure can improve the positioning precision of the VR display device 20 to the handle 10.
In one possible implementation, the handle 10 may also be provided with keys (not shown in fig. 1, with reference to fig. 9) including physical keys and/or touch keys by which a user may operate the VR display device.
Fig. 2 is a schematic structural diagram of a VR display device 20 according to an embodiment of the present application, and as shown in fig. 2, the VR display device 20 includes a display 201, a camera 202, and a processor 203, where the processor 203 is connected to the camera 202 and the display 201, respectively. The display 201 is used to display an interface.
Illustratively, the VR display device 20 may be a VR headset and the display 201 may be understood as a display screen on the VR headset for displaying an interface for VR headset indication display.
The display 201 may be an organic electroluminescent display (Organic Electroluminescence Display, OLED) or other types of displays, for example, and the application is not limited thereto.
The camera 202 is disposed on the VR display device 20 for acquiring image data formed when the LEDs on the handle 10 are lighted. For example, the camera 202 may be a binocular camera, and the model of the binocular camera may be selected according to actual needs, which is not limited by the present application.
Fig. 3 is a schematic structural diagram of a handle according to an embodiment of the present application, and as shown in fig. 3, the handle 10 includes a plurality of LEDs 101, an ambient light detecting component 102, a control component 103, and a driving circuit 104.
Wherein the plurality of LEDs 101 are configured to emit infrared rays when illuminated to assist in positioning the handle 10 by the VR display device corresponding to the handle 10.
An ambient light detection assembly 102 configured to obtain the intensity of illumination of the environment in which the handle 10 is located. By way of example, the ambient light detection component 102 can be an ambient light sensor.
The control component 103 is electrically connected to the ambient light detection component 102 and the driving circuit 104, respectively, and the control component 103 is configured to output a pulse width modulation (Pulse Width Modulation, PWM) signal according to the illumination intensity.
In one possible implementation, if the light intensity is above the preset light intensity value, which indicates that the light intensity of the environment where the current handle 10 is located is strong, the control component 103 may adjust the duty cycle of the PWM signal to be the first duty cycle. If the illumination intensity is not above the preset illumination intensity value, that is, if the illumination intensity is less than the preset illumination intensity value, it indicates that the illumination intensity of the environment where the handle 10 is located is weaker at this time, the control component 103 may adjust the duty cycle of the PWM signal to be a second duty cycle, where the first duty cycle is greater than the second duty cycle.
It will be appreciated that the above duty cycle refers to the ratio of the time taken up by the high level to one cycle time. Fig. 4 is a schematic diagram of PWM signals according to an example of the embodiment of the present application, and PWM signals corresponding to the first duty cycle and the second duty cycle may refer to fig. 4.
In one possible implementation, the ambient light detection component 102 may be coupled to the control component 103 via a two-wire serial bus (Inter-INTEGRATED CIRCUIT, I2C). The ambient light detection component 102 may emit a value of illumination intensity to the control component 103 via the I2C.
The driving circuit 104 includes a boost component 41, a first capacitor and a first resistor, where a voltage Feedback (FB) interface of the boost component 41 is connected to a first end of the first resistor through a first connection line, and a second end of the first resistor is connected to a PWM interface of the control component 103. The first end of the first capacitor is connected with the first connecting wire, and the second end of the first capacitor is grounded.
Wherein the boosting component 41 is configured to boost a voltage supplied from an external power source based on the PWM signal, and output a target voltage for driving the plurality of LEDs to light.
The boost assembly 41 may be, for example, a chip having a boost function, and the application is not limited to the type of the chip selected.
That is, the control component 103 sends the PWM signal to the boost component 41 according to the illumination intensity, so that the boost component 41 boosts the voltage provided by the external power source to output the target voltage, so that the LED brightness corresponding to the target voltage is adapted to the illumination intensity of the current application scene.
It will be appreciated that "adapting" herein may mean that the brightness of the LED is more matched to the illumination intensity of the current application scene, and when the illumination intensity is higher, the brightness of the LED at this time will not affect the effect of 6dof pose estimation due to the lower brightness. When illumination intensity is lower, the brightness of the LED at the moment can not generate unnecessary electric quantity consumption due to the fact that the brightness is too high, so that the endurance time of an external power supply of the handle 10 is prolonged, and the requirement of the VR display device for identifying infrared rays emitted by the LED can be met by the brightness at the moment.
In one possible implementation, the external power source may be a 1.5V (volt) battery.
In this embodiment, the handle 10 includes a plurality of LEDs 101, an ambient light detection assembly 102, a control assembly 103 coupled to the ambient light detection assembly 102, and a drive circuit 104 coupled to the control assembly 103. Wherein the ambient light detection component 102 is configured to obtain the illumination intensity of the environment in which the handle is located, and the control component 103 is configured to output a PWM signal according to the illumination intensity. The driving circuit 104 includes a boost component, a first capacitor and a first resistor, where a feedback interface of the boost component 41 is connected to a first end of the first resistor through a first connection line, a second end of the first resistor is connected to a PWM interface of the control component, a first end of the first capacitor is connected to the first connection line, and a second end of the first capacitor is grounded. The boosting component 41 is configured to boost a voltage supplied from an external power source based on the PWM signal, and output a target voltage for driving the plurality of LEDs to light. Therefore, the brightness of the LEDs on the handle is adjusted according to the illumination intensity of the environment where the handle 10 is positioned, so that the brightness can adapt to actual application scenes, and the use experience of a user can be improved.
Fig. 5 is a circuit structure diagram of a driving circuit 104 according to an embodiment of the present application, and as shown in fig. 5, the driving circuit 104 further includes a second resistor, a third resistor, a fourth resistor, a second capacitor, a third capacitor, a first diode, and an inductor.
The two ends of the inductor are connected with the input interface of the boost component 41 and the external inductor interface of the power supply respectively, the first end of the inductor is connected with the external power supply through a second connecting wire, and the second end of the inductor is connected with the first end of the first diode. The first end of the second capacitor is connected with the second connecting wire. The second end of the first diode is connected with the LEDs through a third connecting wire. The first end of the second resistor is connected with the third connecting wire, the second end of the second resistor is connected with the first end of the third resistor through the fourth connecting wire, and the second end of the third resistor is grounded. The feedback interface of the boost assembly 41 is connected to the fourth connection line. The first end of the third capacitor is connected with the third connecting wire, and the second end of the third capacitor is grounded. The first connecting wire is connected with the fourth connecting wire.
In the present embodiment, by the driving circuit of the present embodiment, lighting driving of a plurality of LEDs provided on the handle 10 can be realized.
Fig. 6 is a schematic diagram of connection between the ambient light detection assembly 102 and the control assembly 103 according to an embodiment of the present application, and as shown in fig. 6, the ambient light detection assembly 102 is connected to the control assembly 103 through I2C.
The power interface (VDD) of the ambient light detection assembly 102 is connected to an external power source through a fifth connection line, and the ambient light detection assembly 102 is powered through the external power source.
The first end of the fourth capacitor is connected with the fifth connecting wire, and the second end of the fourth capacitor is grounded through the sixth connecting wire.
The ground interface (GND) of the ambient light detecting assembly 102 is connected to the sixth connection line.
In this embodiment, the control component 103 may obtain the ambient light intensity through the ambient light detection component 102 through the circuit connection of this embodiment.
Fig. 7 is a circuit diagram of a handle according to another embodiment of the present application, and as shown in fig. 7, the boost assembly 41 is connected with the enabling interface of the control assembly 103.
The control component 103 is further configured to send an enable signal to the boost component 41 through the enable interface, the enable signal being used to instruct the boost component whether to output the target voltage.
That is, the control component 103 instructs the boost component 41 through the enable interface (EN) whether to illuminate the plurality of LEDs 101.
In one possible implementation, the enable signal is used to instruct the boost component 41 to output the target voltage when the enable signal is high.
When the enable signal is at a low level, the enable signal is used for indicating that the boosting component does not output the target voltage.
That is, the control assembly 103 may instruct the boost assembly 41 to illuminate the plurality of LEDs 101 by a high level enable signal. The boost assembly 41 is instructed not to illuminate the plurality of LEDs 101 by the low level enable signal.
Based on the above embodiments, fig. 8 is a schematic diagram of a circuit structure of a handle 10 according to an embodiment of the present application.
Fig. 9 is a schematic structural diagram of a handle 10 according to an embodiment of the present application, and as shown in fig. 9, the handle 10 further includes a sensor 105, an indicator 106, a driving chip 107, a physical key 108, a touch key 109, and a communication module 110.
The physical key 108 may be connected to the control component 103 through a General-purpose input/output (GPIO) interface, and the touch key 109 and the driving chip 107 may be connected to the control component 103 through I2C, where the driving chip 107 is used to drive the indicator light 106 to light, and the indicator light 106 may be used to instruct the user to perform a corresponding operation.
The external power source may power the control assembly 103 through a direct current-to-direct current converter (DC-to-DC converter).
The sensor 105 may be coupled to the control component 103 via a serial peripheral interface (SERIAL PERIPHERAL INTERFACE, SPI) of the control component 103. By way of example, the sensor 105 may include, for example, a touch sensor, an IMU sensor, or the like.
By way of example, the communication module 110 may be connected to a communication module via a serial bus, and the communication module 110 may be, for example, bluetooth, wireless fidelity (WIRELESS FIDELITY, WIFI), etc., which is not limited by the present application.
In one possible implementation, the control component 103 may be a micro control unit (Microcontroller Unit, MCU).
Finally, it should be noted that: the above embodiments are only for illustrating the technical solution of the present application, and not for limiting the same; although the application has been described in detail with reference to the foregoing embodiments, it will be understood by those of ordinary skill in the art that: the technical scheme described in the foregoing embodiments can be modified or some or all of the technical features thereof can be replaced by equivalents; such modifications and substitutions do not depart from the spirit of the application.
The foregoing description, for purposes of explanation, has been presented in conjunction with specific embodiments. The illustrative discussions above are not intended to be exhaustive or to limit the embodiments to the precise forms disclosed above. Many modifications and variations are possible in light of the above teaching. The embodiments were chosen and described in order to best explain the principles and the practical application, to thereby enable others skilled in the art to best utilize the embodiments and various embodiments with various modifications as are suited to the particular use contemplated.
In the present application, "and/or" is merely an association relationship describing an association object, and indicates that three relationships may exist, for example, a and/or B may indicate: a exists alone, A and B exist together, and B exists alone. In this context, the character "/" indicates that the front and rear associated objects are an "or" relationship.
The term "plurality" in the present application means two or more. The first, second, etc. descriptions in the embodiments of the present application are only used for illustrating and distinguishing the description objects, and no order is used, nor is the number of the devices in the embodiments of the present application limited, and no limitation on the embodiments of the present application should be construed. For example, the first threshold and the second threshold are merely for distinguishing between different thresholds, and are not intended to represent differences in the size, priority, importance, or the like of the two thresholds.
In the present disclosure, "exemplary," "in some embodiments," "in other embodiments," etc. are used to indicate an example, instance, or illustration. Any embodiment or design described herein as "exemplary" is not necessarily to be construed as preferred or advantageous over other embodiments or designs. Rather, the term use of an example is intended to present concepts in a concrete fashion.
"Of", "corresponding (corresponding, relevant)", "corresponding (corresponding)", and "associated" in the present application may be sometimes used in combination, and it should be noted that the meanings to be expressed are consistent when the distinction is not emphasized. Communication, transmission, etc. may sometimes be mixed in embodiments of the present application, it should be noted that the meaning expressed is consistent with the de-emphasis. For example, a transmission may include sending and/or receiving, either nouns or verbs.
In the application, "equal to" can be used in conjunction with "less than" or "greater than" but not in conjunction with "less than" and "greater than" at the same time. When the combination of the 'equal' and the 'less' is adopted, the method is applicable to the technical scheme adopted by the 'less'. When being used with 'equal to' and 'greater than', the method is applicable to the technical scheme adopted by 'greater than'.