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Toward the Development of a VR Simulator for Speed Sprayers

Authors:
Tanaka Yu
Oky Dicky Ardiansyah Prima
Kanayo Ogura
Koichi Matsuda
Shoichi Yuki

Keywords: speed sprayer; virtual reality; head pose; hand gesture.

Abstract:
The speed sprayer, an agricultural chemical spraying vehicle, has been used to efficiently control pests and diseases in orchards such as grapes and apples. The use of speed sprayers is also problematic from the perspective of environmental protection, such as the measures to prevent pesticides from drifting outside the field. It also requires a skilled operator to operate the vehicle, as adjustments to travel speed, pressure, and nozzle selection must be considered. To make the speed sprayer easier and safer to operate, improvements to the control panel are required. In this study, we report our effort on the development of a simulator based on Virtual Reality (VR) that can analyze the operator's body movements while driving and operating a speed sprayer. As reference data, we videotaped the operator at the actual site and extracted the characteristics of the body movements during operation using computer vision techniques. The characteristics of the body movements observed while operating the various panels provide useful information for improving the operation panels.

Pages: 1 to 5

Copyright: Copyright (c) IARIA, 2021

Publication date: July 18, 2021

Published in: conference

ISSN: 2308-4138

ISBN: 978-1-61208-870-9

Location: Nice, France

Dates: from July 18, 2021 to July 22, 2021