Augmented Reality Browser for Android Smartphones

Abstract

Augmented Reality capabilities complement the reality captured by the sensors (human’s senses or technological devices) by adding virtual elements that improve the experience with the real world.

The purpose of this project is to develop an application for android smartphones with Augmented Reality (AR) characteristics. Principal characteristic includes an AR view location-based, by using the GPS, camera, and the sensors such as accelerometer, magnetic field, and gyroscope. In addition, the integration of different open data sources that provide relevant information of points of interest (POI's) like touristic places, natural locations, and local business. Based on the searching filters and coordinates of current position.

For a better understanding, the mathematical foundation will be explained (three axes space x, y and z) for calculate positioning of markers that will be projected in the augmented reality view, by processing and filtering the data provided by the sensors, as well, an explanation of the libraries used to develop the different components of the application.

After this, a revision to the accuracy of sensor methods for capture the localization and motion changes, by using low/high pass filters in the signals and fusion of sensed data, to cancel noise and drift, and get more accurate orientation vectors.

The results of this project are presented in form of an application with AR capabilities, such that it can be used for smart and interactive browsing, and to understand the basis of AR concept applied in a real use case.

Further research, in this project is to present additional helps in the dashboard by using image recognition, for interact with the objects around, and contextualized searching based on filtering history and user preferences.