Systems and methods for adjusting a user position in virtual reality

A tangible, non-transitory, computer-readable medium configured to store instructions executable by at least one processor in a computing device, wherein the instructions are configured to cause the at least one processor to:

• receive three-dimensional (3D) video data from one or more image sensors disposed in an industrial system;
• generate image data associated with a virtual reality visualization of the industrial system based on the 3D video data, wherein the image data comprises a plurality of 3D representations of industrial devices for use in the industrial system;
• display the image data to a user via an electronic device based on a 3D user coordinate in a 3D coordinate system of the virtual reality visualization;
• detect a first gesture associated with a first 3D coordinate of the 3D coordinate system;
• detect a second gesture associated with a second 3D coordinate of the 3D coordinate system;
• generate a vector based on a distance and direction between the first 3D coordinate and the second 3D coordinate;
• adjust the 3D user coordinate based on the vector;
• receive updated 3D video data from the one or more image sensors in response to adjusting the 3D user coordinate, wherein the updated 3D video data corresponds to the adjusted 3D user coordinate;
• and
• modify the image data based on the adjusted 3D user coordinate and the updated 3D video data with respect to the virtual reality visualization.

A system, comprising:

• an image sensor disposed in an industrial system configured to capture three-dimensional (3D) video data;
• a computing device configured to generate a virtual 3D environment based on the 3D video data;
• and
• a processor configured to perform operations comprising:
• generating image data associated with a virtual reality visualization of the industrial system based on the 3D video data, wherein the image data comprises a plurality of 3D representations of industrial devices for use in the industrial system;
• displaying the image data to a user via an electronic device based on a 3D user coordinate in a 3D coordinate system of the virtual reality visualization;
• detecting a first gesture associated with a first 3D coordinate of the 3D coordinate system;
• detecting a second gesture associated with a second 3D coordinate of the 3D coordinate system;
• generating a vector based on a distance and direction between the first 3D coordinate and the second 3D coordinate;
• adjusting the 3D user coordinate based on the vector;
• receiving updated 3D video data from the image sensor in response to adjusting the 3D user coordinate, wherein the updated 3D video data corresponds to the adjusted 3D user coordinate;
• and
• modifying the image data based on the adjusted 3D user coordinate and the updated 3D video data with respect to the virtual reality visualization.