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Introduction. History. Augmented Vs Virtual. Architecture. Features. Design. Application. Future Scope. Conclusion. References.

Real Scene By User

Virtual Scene By Compute r

AR

A combination of a real scene viewed by a user and a virtual scene generated by a computer that augments the scene with additional information.

Augmented Reality
System augments the

Virtual Reality
Totally immersive

real world scene

User maintains a sense

of presence in real world

Needs a mechanism to

combine virtual and real worlds

environment Visual senses are under control of system (sometimes aural and proprioceptive senses)

Site Information Server

Database

Browsing and Content Creation Tool

Remote Access Interface

Wireless Network

Mobile Unit
Wireless Interface Position Sensor

Superimposed Image

Portable Computer

 Main classes of applications:

1. Medical
2. Manufacturing and repair 3. Annotation and visualization

4. Robot path planning

5. Entertainment 6. Military aircraft

There are several miscellaneous applications.

Surgeon X-ray vision: Minimally-invasive brain surgery (AI Lab, MIT)

Real-time stereo HMD display with ultrasound volume display of needle inserted into the breast (Andrei State, UNC)

Augmented view of River Wear in Sunderland, Newcastle (U.K.) with a planned footbridge (UK)

VR HUDset used in the wire shop to connect the wires by showing an image of the circuit and information about type of wire to be used (Boeing, US)

Virtual lines help display geometry of shuttle bay as seen in orbit (U. Toronto, Canada)

Engine model part labels appear as user points at them (ECRC)

Virtual lines show planned motion of a robot arm (U. Toronto, Canada)

Screenshot from the movieWho Framed Roger Rabbit? blending the real character and background with computer generated cartoon characters

Real-time facial expression recognition and animation of the clones face (MIRALab, University of Geneva)

Night vision system in the 2000 Cadillac DeVille (Cadillac.com.)

Boeing 737 cockpit with Headup Display (HUD) (Flight Dynamics Inc.)

Head Up Guidance System (HGS) (Flight Dynamics Inc.)

A see-through HMD is one device used to combine real and virtual. Standard closed-view HMDs do not allow any direct view of the real world. In contrast, a see-through HMD lets the user see the real world, with virtual objects superimposed by optical or video technologies.

Video see-through HMD :

Monitor based AR :

AR in ALL Sense Advanced Rendering & Photorealistic Collaboration of Information

System Portability

Future

Data Warehousing & Mining

 AR is a relatively new field (since 1993) and is far behind VR in

maturity.

Several vendors sell complete, turnkey VR systems. No commercial vendor currently (??) sells an HMD-based AR system.

First deployed HMD-based AR system will probably be in the

application of aircraft manufacturing (Boeing is currently exploring this technology extensively).

A breakthrough is required in real-time HMD tracking in the outdoors

at the accuracy required by AR for this technology to move ahead rapidly.

AR has a great future as it promises better navigation and

interaction with real and virtual world in ways which has previously been unimaginable.