Olympic Skeleton Simulator

4- PC Desktop terminal running
simple C-script prompt:

Extreme3XS

3- User reads:
Information about the art concept,
the experience of being a Skeleton
athlete, the immersive quality and
full motion precautions of the exhibit
and the descriptive, step-by-step art
installation instructions.

Extreme Skeleton Sensation Simulator
By: TInk Newman

Skeleton Athlete
SFU Interactive &
Industrial Design focus
March 3, 2011

Key:
Start/Stop user
actions and new
phases.
Technological
processing
(instantaneous
transmission).

User types their name and answers
the prompt “What is your name?”
unknowingly assigning their name
letters to the “Display_name”

User-based action or
choice contributing to
ownership of experience.

Headings

Represent 3 Phases of
art experience:
1. Preparation
2. Simulator
3. Video viewing
Execution visible to
audience. Cords and
main computer hidden
behind folding screen.
Reoccuring event
(continuous, real-time
digital transmission).

Yes.

: installation board

2- RSLogix 5000 Software:
-Blue 12 DC volt LED tubes, in the sled
motion plaform are contantly ‘on’ and
produce a glowing and soft
illumination for interior lighting.

No...the user can watch
another person experience the simulator and
then watch the ‘Performance Viewing’ (wait for
about 3 minutes.”

6- User’s visual perception:
A rounded, jet black, sleek, motionplatform that encases and is
attached to a skeleton sled. The motion platform is supported by
spider-like hydraulic systems (acuator) systems. The motion
plaform casing displays Canadian maple leaf and aerodynamic
inspired designs glowing on the outside (as they are cut through
to the interior glowing lights).

-Direct blue illumation is provided over the
installation board by a blue 8mm LED wire
and resistor and simple clamp to secure it
over the board. Both non-interactive.
:ComplexLogix Control System (PLC)

: user’s cognitive function
7- Microphone- RIGblaster Nomic USB/Serial Complete:

1User walks through
open archway and proceeds
towards installation board.

User speaks their name creating a personal
connection and ownership to the experience.

Atmosphere & Skeleton Gear
System One

Indicates processing
function on NEW
PAGE
Conditional statement
or ‘choice by user’
giving 2 different
options.

: RSLogix 5000 Software

5User
decides to use
the sled/body interface and ride the simulator.

: RS232 Serial Cable

8- RS232 Serial Cable:
Sends audio data signal assigned with “Name”
and activates drive ‘on/recieved’ switch.

12- Wireless, Virtual Reality, Uvex Helmet with 3D, 10’ away,
LCD, projection into visor:

:Kinetix 6000 Multi-Axis Servo Drive

The user puts on the sleek, fitted, helmet
and pushes a button on the helmet to turn
the battery powered helmet on. The screen
starts out as translucent and becomes
opaque, showing the output of track
visuals once the simulation begins.

9- Kinetix 6000 Multi-Axis Servo Drive inside the
CompactLogix PLC
Sends audio data “name” to software for
additional mild, reverb processing, concatenation with the sentence “’The track is now
clear for ”Name”; and sentence ‘”Name” in
track!” forlater output.

: Kinetix 6000 Multi-Axis Servo Drive
inside the CompactLogix PLC
11- Strap-on shoe ‘caps’ with low-pressure, silicon based,
MEMS Pressure transducers in ‘caps’:
User straps on specialty made shoe caps designed to be
adjustable for any shoe. The pressure sensors in the toe
area will give the user confidence for steering by ‘dragging
their toes’ and putting pressure on the caps during the
simulation. The data from the sensors is continually sent to
the RSLogix 5000 via the Servo drive in the PLC.
: Kinetix 6000 Multi-Axis Servo Drive

10- Wireless Heart Rate Monitor:
User wraps heart rate monitor belt around
chest and under shirt- behind provided
dressing room screen. The heart rate data
is constantly recieved and stored until later
called and is shown on the final ‘Performance’ display screen by the projector.
The knowledge that their heart rate will go
up creates anticipation for the user.

:RSLogix 5000 Software

13- Kinetix 6000 Multi-Axis Servo
Drive inside the CompactLogix PLC:

Sends stored and previously processed
(time efficient) audio file ‘“The track is
clear for ”Name”’ to ceiling speakers.

’On’ signal is sent to interface software via
RS232 serial cable indicating user is ready to
climb into the motion platform and lay down on
the simulator’s sled. User is not waiting long.

:Ceiling mounted speakers


Sends the user-created data through the Servo drive (Kinetix
6000 Multi-Axis Servo Drive inside the CompactLogix PLC) to
the hydraulic cylinders to give immediate feedback reaction
movements to the user.


: MP-Series & TL-Series Electric Cylinders (Hydraulics) attached to
motion plaform containing sled and user.

15- HI 1756-2WS ControlLogix Weight Scale Module:

25- Low-pressure, silicon based, MEMS Pressure sensors/transducers
on shoulder, knee areas of sled frame and toe caps:

User lays down on the skeleton sled and fits body to contours of sled
saddle. The body weight is immediately sent to the Servo drive once the
user’s body is detected through pressure. The user feels the unusual head
position and mentally prepares for the experience.

Feeds the pressure information through the Kinetix 6000 Multi-Axis Servo Drive
inside the CompactLogix PLC to get to the RSLogix 5000 Softare. The software
takes the pressure movements, ice temperature, angle of the sled, surface area of
runners (based on torque), intertia, speed, position in track, height on ice wall and
calculates the visual and hydraulic feedback for the user. A copy of this ‘performance’ data is stored for a delayed viewing after the track ‘run’ is finished.

: Kinetix 6000 Multi-Axis Servo Drive inside the CompactLogix PLC

16- Kinetix 6000 Multi-Axis Servo
Drive inside the CompactLogix PLC:

:RSLogix Software 5000 running a sub-software Motion Analyzer

Weight data in Kilos is sent to the interface software where
it is combined with pre-defined algorithms. This data is
used to calculate the user’s future inertia, speed and
reactive sled movements.

Body Interface Feedback,
Choice Navigation &
Motion Control
System Two

17- Helmet mounted Bluetooth microphone :

24- User’s body:
Presses opposite shoulders and knees to steer through corners whic
places virtual ‘torque’ on the sled. He or she can drag a toe cap to
change angle of sled (quick fix to ‘save’ a corner), or it could be used
to decrease the sled height on a ‘wall’ (towards the specific toe.
: low-pressure, silicon based, MEMS Pressure sensors/transducers
on shoulder, knee areas of sled frame and toe caps

User speaks “Go”, “Ready”into microphone mounted inside Uvex V.R.
helmet. The RSLogix software recieves verification that user is ready and
will output ‘”Name” in track” AFTER user’s voice indicates which international track they have chosen.


Outputs track visuals. This will cause the user’s to consider how
he or she wants to move their body in response to what they see,
puttin pressure on the sled . The visuals will also change the
user’s heart rate (will be recorded) and his or her eyes will be
intensely focusing on certain areas of the visual display.



Sends the beginning of the ice track visuals to the user’s helmet.
The visuals fade in and the title of the simulator “Extreme3XS”is
shown, along with the virtual (and algorithm-calculated), and
choice of different tracks and real-time city info for the air
temperature of the different tracks locations.
:Wireless Virtual Reality Helmet with 3D, 10’
away, LCD projection into Uvex racing helmet
visor then to user’s eyes.

19- Helmet mounted Bluetooth microphone :
User speaks their indicated choice of track, i.e.
‘Innsbruck’ or ‘Whistler’.

:Wireless, Virtual Reality, Uvex Helmet with 3D, 10’ away, LCD,
projection into visor:

Sends signal to hydralic system (hanging
above the user’s back) via Servo drive in
PLC, to lower the“G-Force” padded back
weight and separate head/helmet weight
(duplicate cylinder) so it is just touching
the user. This system will increase and
decrease pressure according to the
G-force algorithms.

Outputs “”Name’ in track.” This personalization
makes the user feel more like an athlete and
gives the user the feeling that the virtual
‘control tower operator’ is watching them.
21- Kinetix 6000 MultiAxis Servo Drive in PLC

Lowers back weight onto user and helmet
according to G-pressure reading from
RSLogix 5000.
:MP-Series & TL-Series Electric
Cylinders (Hydraulics)

:Ceiling mounted speakers

Body Interface,
Choice Navigation &
Motion Control Feedback
continued...

29- Unrestrictive retinal eye tracking camera- mounted in helmet:

28- Kinetix 6000 Multi-Axis Servo Drive
inside the CompactLogix PLC:

’Calculates and sends varying strengths of ‘fan
speed’ signals to the Servo drive to relay.

The camera tracks where the user is ‘looking’ in the track and saves
the information for the final display to pinpoint it. This will suprise
the user during the later delayed performance. He or she will try to
remember what he was thinking during that location in the track.

Blows air-conditioned fan towards user’s head
that is positioned outside the motion platform.
:Air-conditioned fan



36User walks out of room. This
is the end of the art installation
experience.

30User’s
movements are
accurate, continuous
and do not run into virtual
walls.

Yes.

No.

RSLogix 5000 Software:
Sends data through the Kinetix 6000
Multi-Axis Servo Drive inside the
CompactLogix PLC. The software
tells the hydraulics to make “skidding” and/or jarring movements if a
user ‘hits a wall.’

38- User:
Creates internal feelings of either frustration or elation
based on their interpretation and importance placed on
the colourful result visuals. In some cases, users could
experience an extreme feeling of accomplishment.
These intense feelings could be shared between competitive friends or could be thoughtfully critiqued by a
coach. The user’s entire body including their brain, eyes,
head, skin (fan), heart, shoulders, hands, knees, feet
and back will have been used as a body interface for the
Extreme Skeleton Sensation Simulator,

:MP-Series & TL-Series Electric

31- User’s body:

Performance Viewing-Delayed Output,
Individual Results Analysis &
Group Discussion Opportunity

User continues to steer on sled.
: Motion plaform with sled
(containing sensors)

System Three

: Projected Screen
No.

32User says
“Stop!”


A-Combines stored information from user’s ‘run’
including data from the left and right knees, shoulders
and toe touch movements in a mini diagram. It creates,
then projects three separate maps on one large 10‘x10’
screen in the dark room:

3. Helmet Cam view- the ‘output visuals’ and recorded
eye tracking are linked into one video that indicate to
the user, friends or coach where his or her focus was
at that specific time.
B-Outputs soft but fast/intense music to speakers
during video.
:A-Ceiling mounted projector, B- Ceiling mounted speakers

Yes.

User’s voice deactivation will notify
the RSLogix 5000 software to stop
sending movement signals to the
MP-series hydraulics via the Servo
Drive (in the PLC). It will slowly but
quickly come to a halt and become
flat so the user can climb off.

:RSLogix 5000 software to PLC to Servo
drive to MP-Series & TL-Series Electric

1. Bird’s eye view- of simplified track map (thick, 4”
blue line) and user’s location/during running time
within it, entrances and exits (white line).
2. Side view- showcasing the user’s line (white) with
height, sled angles, active G-force pressures and
responsive driving on the track (red 4” thick line),

33- Helmet mounted Bluetooth microphone:

36User walks over to ‘Final
performance’ viewing area and
waits to experience his or her sport
creation. The video gives a unique and
analytical perspective with many
variations of maps as feedback.

35- Wireless Virtual Reality Helmet with 3D, 10’
away, LCD projection into Uvex racing helmet visor:

The action of turning off the helmet will
give notify the RSLogix 5000 softare to
output the video in one minute. (There
is a sign posted at the final ‘Performance Viewing’ display that reminds
the user to turn off the helmet in order
to view the delayed video).

34- User’s body:
Climbs off of the simulator, takes off and
turns off helmet, shoe caps and heart
rate monitor and places them on nearby
rack.
: Nearby chair and coat ‘hangingrack.

By: TInk Newman
SID: 301116260
March 3, 2011
IAT-222

Technological Hardware & Reasoning
Air-conditioned fan
Function: Blow cool air.
Interacts with: Kinetix 6000 Servo Drive and RSLogix 5000 Software.
Essentiality: Simulate 130km/h rushing wind reistance for user.
Art reasoning: It triggers the skin senses, providing another layer of
experience, context and allowing the user to use their imagination.
Ceiling mounted projector
Function: Project images on wall from computer.
Interacts with: RSLogix 5000 Software and screen on wall
Essentiality: Display the user-created delayed ‘performances’-3 type.
Art reasoning: Allows the users and other audience members to
exchange dialogue. The project also allows one person to interact with
the work as an exemplary viewer and the others to watch the results.
CompactLogix Programmable Logic Controller (PLC), Allan Bradley
Function: Controls the inputs and outputs for many pieces of
equipment whose ports might not be USB or directly compatible
with a standar PC ports.
Interacts with: Kinetix 6000 Servo Drive & RSLogix 6000 software
Essentiality: This is required to link all of the different inputs/outputs
together and provide real-time processing and
feedbacks. PLCs such as this are frequently used in ride simulators.
Art Reasoning: This will provide a timely response between user
input from the body interface, processing and feedback without
awkward delays that could decrease the immersive quality of the
experience.
This concept of immediate feedback from the user’s freedom of input
utilizes a closed structure, with mutiple options through the choice of
tracks, and the concept of activation where the user helps to create the
art work.
HI 1756-2WS ControlLogix Weight Scale Module, Hardy Instruments
Function: Register the weight of the user in kilos.
Interacts with: Kinetix 6000 Servo Drive in the PLC.
Essentiality: Weight data is required for algorithm calculations.
Art Reasoning: The proper weight will translate into a more accurate
inertia calculation therefore giving the user a smoother ride.
Installation Board
Function: Display information about installation, precautions and
instructions.
Interacts with: User and other audience members.
Essentiality: Provide all necessary information and entice user to
participate in the interactive art.
Art Reasoning: Having a board makes reading for eyes easier, it is less
material costly and allows cognitive interaction between the user and
the information that are considering.
Kinetix 6000 Multi-Axis Servo Drive/Motor, Allan Bradley
Function: Control the on/off functions of equipment and send
VR
value information from the sensors to the PLC.
Interacts with: sensors, lighting, hydraulics, VR helmet, cables
Essentiality: Connect all of the wires to the PLC and input/output
power and valuesfor sensors and hydraulic systems sled movements.
Art Reasoning: This is a ‘behind the scenes’ piece of technical
equipment that ties everything together, including the lighting
elements.
LED (Blue) Lighting Tubes and wires
Function: Provides light over for the installation board and mood
and motion platform so people can see where they are walking.
Interacts with: installation board, user, motion platform
Essentiality: Needed to read installation board since room is dark
and prevent tripping in the dark with light support.
Art Reasoning: Provides alluring, high-tech looking mood lighting
that will help produce an intense atmosphere.
Microphone-RIGBlaster Nomic USB/Serial Complete
Function: input audio from user to create personalized sentence.
Interacts with: user and RSLogix 5000 software, simple C-script
programming prompt (i.e. Python)
Essentiality: Helps create an immersive and user-specific audio
experience.
Art Reasoning: When the user’s name is spoke, it makes the user
feel like the the ‘control tower operator’ is nearby and watching out
for them.
Motion Analyzing software
Function: calculates algorithms from sensor and weight data
using previously collected data from real skeleton athletes.
Interacts with: RSLogix 5000 software.
Essentiality: provides an accurate sled movement algorithm
based on the air temperature, sled pressure movements, inertia
and speed to be sent as feedback to the user. It also provides the
basis for the track visuals.
Art Reasoning: This software is the basis of all initated and
reactionary movements from the users. All visuals, user created
input of steering and the performance display are derived from
these ongoing calculations.

Motion Platform (housing sled)
Function: provide an interaction medium between the sled’s
runner’s/body with the motorized hydraulic cylinders functional
interaction.
Interacts with:
Essentialtiy: The platform allows the sled to be controlled by outside
hydraulics allowing small movements to act upon the platform
and the user.
Art Reasoning: The motion platform allows the sled to become a body
interface and the user can choose their own path through the track.
This is fun and challenging for the user and take a lot of mental focus.
MP-Series & TL-Series Electric Cylinders (Hydraulics)
Function: move the motion platform with the sled.
Interacts with: Motion platform and Kinetix Servo Drive/Motor
Essentiality: The cylinders move the platform in small or large
increments according to the values the software creates and what the
user’s sled is supposed to recieve.
Art Reasoning: It uses a dynamic data structure because the user is
involved in creating the work and the environment and motions are
adapting based on the user’s interaction.
RS232 Serial Cable
Function: connects RIGblaster microphone to switched
Kinetix Servo drive.
Interacts with: user, Kintex 6000 Servo Drive, MicrophoneRIGblaster Nomic USB/Serial Complete:
Eseentiality: This transmits a personalized audio file to the ceiling
speakers and makes it so the audio can direct the user.
Art Reasoning: This allows the audio transfer to be reliable, high-quality
and realistic during the user’s audible and cognitive experience.
Strap-on shoe ‘caps’ MEMS pressure transducers/sensors
Function: Send sensor data to software for calculation
Interacts with: user, RSLogix Softare and Motion Analyzer
Essentiality: The low-pressure, silicon-based sensors allow for
very sensitive pressure movements from the knees, shoulders
and toes that can be sent to the RSLogix software.
Art Reasoning: The sensors are important because they are one
of the main components of the open structure that allows users to
explicitly interact with the art work.
Unrestrictive retinal eye tracking camera- mounted in helmet
Function: uses x and y coordinates o track the fixations and saccatas of
where the eye looks in the track visuals.
Interacts with: VR helmet, user’s retinas, RSLogix 5000 software
Essentiality: This essential for the user to re-live the experience in the
‘Performance Viewing’ by seeing his or her exact actions and thoughts in
time (via the eye fixations).
Art Reasoning: The user can watch his or her recorded performance and
understand in retrospect what their cognitive thought processes were.
Wireless Heart Rate Monitor
Function: measure and record the heart rate of the user.
Interacts with: user, RSLogix 5000 Software
Essentiality: Gives vital readings regarding the user‘s wellness
during the simulation and stores the data for future viewing.
Art Reasoning: This shows a portion of the user‘s emotions
(during the ‘Performance Viewing’) in relation to the thrilling
experience. It incorporates the idea of presence and embodiment
where the body (vitals) is the site of artistic creation and gives it
an additional source of meaning.
Wireless, Virtual Reality, Uvex Helmet with 3D, 10’ away, LCD visor projection
Function: provides visuals to the user‘s eyes for steering.
Interacts with: user‘s eyes, retinal eye tracking, RSLogix 5000 software
Essentiality: Allows the user to see the track visuals wirelessly, while
moving and still wearing equipment similar to a skeleton athlete.
Art Reasoning: This helmet will be point of interest for many users
because if its rare use in normal contexts. It will provide a full
immersion for the user into the ice track of their choice. The visuals will
be crystal clear and 3D so they are far enough away for the user to make
fast decisions.
Relevant Classes & Experiences:
FPA 147-ElectroAcoustic Music, audio processing
COGS 100- Cognitive Science
TECH 106- Spatial Thinking (beginning engineering)
IAT 102- Graphic Design
IAT 201- Human Computer Interaction
ARCH 101- Architectural Drafting (USA)
Pre-ARCH- Auto-CAD drafting
Work experience: Manufacturing Project Management
Work exposure: Walt Disney Imagineering, ride simulation tours
Sport exposure: Skeleton racing, Whistler/Calgary sliding centres

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