From: uselton@nas.nasa.gov (Samuel P. Uselton)
Subject: Re: Head position tracking idea, sortof...
Date: Fri, 22 Nov 91 19:13:20 GMT
Organization: NAS Program, NASA Ames Research Center, Moffett Field, CA



In article <1991Nov22.004436.17037@milton.u.washington.edu> cwatters@magnus.
acs.ohio-state.edu (Coyt D Watters) writes:

>In a discussion over on sci.electronics, a poster asked about devices
>which detect pitch, roll and yaw for a project for computer controlling
>an R/C airplane.
>
>Among the responses was a reference to a gyro used to help model helicopters
>remain stable.  The poster stated that it shouldn't be too difficult to 
>do the required interfacing to get the info.
>
>Has anyone looked into using one of these devices for head tracking?  If it's
>light enough for model plane/helecopter use, hopefully it would be good enough
>for VR.  Less prone to interference than IR or ultrasonics.

A faculty member at Cal Poly (San Luis Obispo), Chris Buckalew, wrote
a proposal, trying to get some funding to pursue a similar idea. 

I believe his idea involved a set of 1-D inertial measuring devices.
I don't know the current status of the project.

He can be reached at buckalew@polyslo.calpoly.edu

Hope this helps (and helps him?).

Sam Uselton		uselton@nas.nasa.gov
employed by CSC		working for NASA (Ames) 	speaking for myself