A Functional Test Bed for Producing Virtual Human's Human-Like Movement Based on Limited Perception

Abstract:

In this paper, the movement behavior of a virtual human based on realistically limited perception (RLP) is proposed to be human-like. As an interface between perception and movement-path generation, a mapping module is a fundamental component needed by a virtual human. Research of the mapping based on RLP was performed by Hill et al. However, their research was conducted using only a camera’s view point. In this present research, a virtual human’s integration with Hill et al’s mapping and other variables (e.g., enemy emergence) is considered in the context of a reconnaissance mission. The loci of the movement paths that were generated by human subjects and a virtual human based on RLP are compared with each other.

• Periodical: Applied Mechanics and Materials (Volumes 284-287)
• Pages: 3251-3255
• DOI: https://doi.org/10.4028/www.scientific.net/AMM.284-287.3251
• Online since: January 2013
• Authors: Chang Hee Han, Won Il Kim, Myoung Ho Oh
• Keywords: Cognitive Behavior, Human-Likeness, Mapping, Navigation, Perception, Virtual Character

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