VIRTUAL REALITY WALKING PLATFORM SYSTEM AND METHOD USING AN OMNI-DIRECTIONAL FLOOR

The present invention relates to a system and a method for experiencing virtual reality walking using an omni-directional floor, through which a position, a distance, a working speed, and an acceleration of a user can be acquired if the user walks on an omni-directional floor while watching a virtual reality world through an image unit, and the user can continue to walk by automatically moving the user moved according to walking to an original central position using the acquired information. The system includes: an omni-directional floor including a plurality of roller assemblies in which a plurality of rollers are rotated by a conveyor belt connected to a servo motor, the roller assemblies being arranged about a platform center plate, for controlling rotation of the servo motor according to a predetermined control signal according to an acceleration and a position to adjust a rotating speed of the conveyor belt; an image acquisition unit for photographing a user located on the omni-directional floor with a camera to acquire a user image, and photographing the omni-directional floor where the user is not located to acquire a reference image; an image unit for displaying an image regarding a virtual reality world such that the user located on the omni-directional floor can watch the image; and a control computer for recognizing the user by comparing the reference image and the user image, calculating a distance from the platform center plate to the user, and controlling the servo motor based on the calculated movement distance to adjust a rotating speed of the conveyor belt.