Indoor Modelling and Tracking

Duration	2004 - 2008
Sponsors	FWF START "Augmented Reality for Pervasive Computing" FFG BRIDGE "Vidente"
Contact	Schmalstieg Dieter, Schall Gerhard, Klopschitz Manfred
Keywords	Object reconstruction Computer Graphics Mobile computing Virtual reality and augmented reality
Link	http://www.icg.tugraz.at/project/indoorar
Abstract	Precise indoor localisation is an important issue for Augmented Reality. The two major ingredients necessary to experiment with "location aware" Augmented Reality applications are modelling an accurate 3D model of the environment and tracking The localized device is often held by an individual, allowing applications to interact with the physical environment. Various Augmented Reality setups have been build during this project. Additionally work is shown to answer the question how to accurately and rapidliy survey an indoor environment. Next to manual strategies there automated aproaches of surveying are shown. Furthermore hybrid tracking approaches are demonstrated where heterogeneous tracking sensors are attached to handheld devices (UMPCs, micro PCs). In this context the sensor data is fused, which leads to a seamless tracking experience.