Design an interactive virtual physics environment with uncertainties control to support motion tracking

The development of robot or character motion tracking algorithms is inherently a challenging task. This is more than ever true when the latest trends in motion tracking are considered. Some researchers can deal with kinematic and dynamic constraints induced by the mechanical structure. Another class of researchers fulfills various types of optimality conditions, yet others include means of dealing with uncertainties about the robot or character and its environment. In order to deal with the complexity of developing motion tracking algorithms, it is proposed in this paper to design an interactive virtual physics environment with uncertainties for motion tracking based on sliding mode control. The advantages of doing so are outlined and a virtual environment presented which is well suited to support motion tracking development. The environment makes full use of multi-body system dynamics and a robust sliding mode controller independent of model as simulation kernel. So the environment is capable of simulating setups which fulfill the requirements posed by state-of-the-art motion tracking algorithm development. The demonstration results verified the validity of the environment.