Physics Based Multi-Touch Movement Interface Creation for 3D Modeling and Simulation Navy SBIR FY2012.1 Sol No.: Navy SBIR FY2012.1 Topic No.: N121-061 Topic Title: Physics Based Multi-Touch Movement Interface Creation for 3D Modeling and Simulation Proposal No.: N121-061-0369 Firm: Templeman Automation, LLC 21 Properzi Way, Suite P Somerville, Massachusetts 02143 Contact: Michael White Phone: (617) 453-8324 Web Site: www.templemanautomation.com Abstract: Touch and gesture recognition in most multi-touch applications is limited to simple hand movements such as pan, zoom, rotate and flick, limiting the immersive nature of multi-touch simulation applications. More complex physics-based gestures are required, particularly gestures that incorporate pressures sensitive hand movements specifically, holding an object, selecting multiple objects (lasso), and pulling (e.g. a lever). Templeman Automation LLC. (TA), together with Phase I team member Ideum, propose the development of a novel 3-D Gesture Engine "3DGE" that easily integrates with multi-touch applications running on Windows. 3DGE provides a library of complex physics-based gestures functioning in a multi-user environment across software and hardware platforms and a scalable, flexible, and powerful gesture recognition capability. It applies a comprehensive gesture API for integrating touch events with virtual 3-D geometries and expands Ideum's GestureWorks Gesture Mark-up Language (GML) with real-time pressure-responsive gesture recognition, recording, and debugging tools. Benefits: The proposed technology, when implemented, will provide a powerful tool for development of advanced physics-based multi-touch training simulation. In addition to this important application to the U.S. Department of Defense, civilian markets such as multi-touch applications for education and displays may develop as a significant commercial avenue for the resultant technologies. In applications that require development of a flexible, extendable, immersive touch interface, Templeman Automation's 3DGE (3-Dimensional Gesture Engine) can find a significant market. Return