javax.media.j3d
Class PhysicalBody

java.lang.Object
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public class PhysicalBody

extends java.lang.Object

This object contains a specification of the user's head. Attributes of this object are defined in the head coordinate system. The orgin is defined to be halfway between the left and right eye in the plane of the face. The x-axis extends to the right (of the head looking out from the head). The y-axis extends up. The z-axis extends to the rear of the head.

See Also:

View

Constructor Summary

PhysicalBody()
Constructs a PhysicalBody object with default parameters.

PhysicalBody(Point3d leftEyePosition, Point3d rightEyePosition)
Constructs and initializes a PhysicalBody object from the specified parameters.

PhysicalBody(Point3d leftEyePosition, Point3d rightEyePosition, Point3d leftEarPosition, Point3d rightEarPosition)
Constructs and initializes a PhysicalBody object from the specified parameters.

Method Summary

void	getHeadToHeadTracker(Transform3D t) Retrieves the head to head-tracker coordinate system transform.
void	getLeftEarPosition(Point3d position) Retrieves the user head object's left ear position and places that value in the specified object.
void	getLeftEyePosition(Point3d position) Retrieves the user head object's left eye position and places that value in the specified object.
double	getNominalEyeHeightFromGround() Retrieves the nominal eye height from the ground plane.
double	getNominalEyeOffsetFromNominalScreen() Retrieves the nominal eye offset from the display screen.
void	getRightEarPosition(Point3d position) Retrieves the user head object's right ear position and places that value in the specified object.
void	getRightEyePosition(Point3d position) Retrieves the user head object's right eye position and places that value in the specified object.
void	setHeadToHeadTracker(Transform3D t) Sets the head to head-tracker coordinate system transform.
void	setLeftEarPosition(Point3d position) Sets the user head object's left ear position.
void	setLeftEyePosition(Point3d position) Sets the user head object's left eye position.
void	setNominalEyeHeightFromGround(double height) Sets the nominal eye height from the ground plane.
void	setNominalEyeOffsetFromNominalScreen(double offset) Sets the nominal eye offset from the display screen.
void	setRightEarPosition(Point3d position) Sets the user head object's right ear position.
void	setRightEyePosition(Point3d position) Sets the user head object's right eye position.
java.lang.String	toString() Returns a string representation of this PhysicalBody's values.

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

clone, equals, finalize, getClass, hashCode, notify, notifyAll, wait, wait, wait

Constructor Detail

PhysicalBody

public PhysicalBody()

Constructs a PhysicalBody object with default parameters. The default values are as follows:

left eye position : (-0.033, 0.0, 0.0)
right eye position : (0.033, 0.0, 0.0)
left ear position : (-0.080, -0.030, 0.095)
right ear position : (0.080, -0.030, 0.095)
nominal eye height from ground : 1.68
nominal eye offset from nominal screen : 0.4572
head to head tracker transform : identity

PhysicalBody

public PhysicalBody(Point3d leftEyePosition,
                    Point3d rightEyePosition)

Constructs and initializes a PhysicalBody object from the specified parameters.

Parameters:

leftEyePosition - the user's left eye position

rightEyePosition - the user's right eye position

PhysicalBody

public PhysicalBody(Point3d leftEyePosition,
                    Point3d rightEyePosition,
                    Point3d leftEarPosition,
                    Point3d rightEarPosition)

Constructs and initializes a PhysicalBody object from the specified parameters.

Parameters:

leftEyePosition - the user's left eye position

rightEyePosition - the user's right eye position

leftEarPosition - the user's left ear position

rightEarPosition - the user's right ear position

Method Detail

toString

public java.lang.String toString()

Returns a string representation of this PhysicalBody's values.

Overrides:

toString in class java.lang.Object

getLeftEyePosition

public void getLeftEyePosition(Point3d position)

Retrieves the user head object's left eye position and places that value in the specified object.

Parameters:

position - the object that will receive the left-eye's position in head coordinates

setLeftEyePosition

public void setLeftEyePosition(Point3d position)

Sets the user head object's left eye position.

Parameters:

position - the left-eye's position in head coordinates

getRightEyePosition

public void getRightEyePosition(Point3d position)

Retrieves the user head object's right eye position and places that value in the specified object.

Parameters:

position - the object that will receive the right-eye's position in head coordinates

setRightEyePosition

public void setRightEyePosition(Point3d position)

Sets the user head object's right eye position.

Parameters:

position - the right-eye's position in head coordinates

getLeftEarPosition

public void getLeftEarPosition(Point3d position)

Retrieves the user head object's left ear position and places that value in the specified object.

Parameters:

position - the object that will receive the left-ear's position in head coordinates

setLeftEarPosition

public void setLeftEarPosition(Point3d position)

Sets the user head object's left ear position.

Parameters:

position - the left-ear's position in head coordinates

getRightEarPosition

public void getRightEarPosition(Point3d position)

Retrieves the user head object's right ear position and places that value in the specified object.

Parameters:

position - the object that will receive the right-ear's position in head coordinates

setRightEarPosition

public void setRightEarPosition(Point3d position)

Sets the user head object's right ear position.

Parameters:

position - the right-ear's position in head coordinates

setNominalEyeHeightFromGround

public void setNominalEyeHeightFromGround(double height)

Sets the nominal eye height from the ground plane. This parameter defines the distance from the origin of the user's head (the eyepoint) to the ground. It is used when the view attach policy is NOMINAL_FEET.

Parameters:

height - the nominal height of the eye above the ground plane

getNominalEyeHeightFromGround

public double getNominalEyeHeightFromGround()

Retrieves the nominal eye height from the ground plane.

Returns:

the current nominal eye height above the ground plane

setNominalEyeOffsetFromNominalScreen

public void setNominalEyeOffsetFromNominalScreen(double offset)

Sets the nominal eye offset from the display screen. This parameter defines the distance from the origin of the user's head (the eyepoint), in it's nominal position, to the screen. It is used when the view attach policy is NOMINAL_HEAD or NOMINAL_FEET. This value is overridden to be the actual eyepoint when the window eyepoint policy is RELATIVE_TO_FIELD_OF_VIEW.

Parameters:

offset - the nominal offset from the eye to the screen

getNominalEyeOffsetFromNominalScreen

public double getNominalEyeOffsetFromNominalScreen()

Retrieves the nominal eye offset from the display screen.

Returns:

the current nominal offset from the eye to the display screen

setHeadToHeadTracker

public void setHeadToHeadTracker(Transform3D t)

Sets the head to head-tracker coordinate system transform. If head tracking is enabled, this transform is a calibration constant. If head tracking is not enabled, this transform is not used. This is used in both SCREEN_VIEW and HMD_VIEW modes.

Parameters:

t - the new transform

Throws:

BadTransformException - if the transform is not rigid

getHeadToHeadTracker

public void getHeadToHeadTracker(Transform3D t)

Retrieves the head to head-tracker coordinate system transform.

Parameters:

t - the object that will receive the transform