Hi5 VR Glove Documentation

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Package Contents

• Two Hi5 VR Gloves by Noitom
• One USB Dongle to connect to the computer (Note: No Bluetooth)
  • USB: 2.4G USB Dongle
• Stickers for organizing (meant if we are using multiple gloves on different frequencies)
• Protective hand-covering for gloves
  • The hand-covering are to be worn by the users as under gloves for protection and cleanliness
  • These under-gloves protect the gloves from bacterial infections
  • Noitom recommends wearing these gloves at all times when using and handling the Hi5 VR Gloves
• Bands for the gloves
  • The trackers will go onto these bands and can be removed and put on easily
• Product List: What's included in the package

Calibration

• Must calibrate using Unity scene
• What to avoid when using the gloves: (Recomendded)
  • Permanent Magnet
  • Computers AND keyboards
    • It is requested to stay away from those devices as to not magnetize the gloves
    • You should always have another person operating with you at all times
  • Speakers and Headphones
    • We cant manually adjust headphones on the operator as operator unfortunately
  • Home Appliances
  • Large currents (electrical impulses)
  • Ferrous products
    • Products that contain or are IRON
  • Watch & Batteries
    • Lithium and other metals
  • Mobile phones
    • Currents
    • Circuits
    • Metal
    • Other magnetic impulses or others

Unity Usage

• HI5.HI5_Source Class Reference
  • Get positional and rotational data of Hand and Fingers (Useful functions follow)
    • GetRecievedPosition(int BoneIndex, Hand handType): Returns a Vector3 of the Position of the Bone/Finger in respect to the Vive headset.
      • handType: Left hand or Right hand
      • BoneIndex: Index of the bone/finger on the hand (specifies which finger's positional date you are trying to find.)
    • GetRecievedRotation(int BoneIndex, Hand handType): Returns a Vector3 of the Rotation of the Bone/Finger in respect to the Vive headset.
      • handType: Left hand or Right hand
      • BoneIndex: Index of the bone/finger on the hand (specifies which finger's positional date you are trying to find.)

How they will work

The gloves on Unity will mimic the position of the AVA gloves, and not vice versa.

1. VR Gloves will connect to the HTC Vive using its Dongle
2. The tracker will allow the Vive to full pair with the glove system
3. On movement of a finger, otherwise defined as a bone
   1. We will get position and rotational data of the bone in correspondence to the VR Glove in correspondence to the HTC Vive Headset
   2. Using that data we will submit the dat

Communication to the Avatar

1. The data will be sent through rosbridge websocket
2. Communication Topics
   1. /hand -> Vector3 (hand orientation)
   2. /finger<n> -> Vector3 (individual finger positions)a to ROS and to the Control scsw hand as required

Communication to the Avatar

1. The data will be sent through rosbridge websocket
2. Communication Topics
   1. /hand -> Vector3 (hand orientation)
   2. finger<n> -> Vector3 (individual finger positions)

Sample Code Snippets

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