Sitara Afzal¹, Imran Ullah Khan¹, Irfan Mehmood², Jong Weon Lee^1,*

CMC-Computers, Materials & Continua, Vol.78, No.1, pp. 1443-1460, 2024, DOI:10.32604/cmc.2023.046707

Abstract Overtaking is a crucial maneuver in road transportation that requires a clear view of the road ahead. However, limited visibility of ahead vehicles can often make it challenging for drivers to assess the safety of overtaking maneuvers, leading to accidents and fatalities. In this paper, we consider atrous convolution, a powerful tool for explicitly adjusting the field-of-view of a filter as well as controlling the resolution of feature responses generated by Deep Convolutional Neural Networks in the context of semantic image segmentation. This article explores the potential of seeing-through vehicles as a solution to enhance overtaking safety. See-through vehicles leverage… More >

Xiangdong Li, Pengfei Wang^*, Hanfei Xia, Yuting Niu

CMES-Computer Modeling in Engineering & Sciences, Vol.136, No.3, pp. 3213-3238, 2023, DOI:10.32604/cmes.2023.023895

Abstract Augmented reality superimposes digital information onto objects in the physical world and enables multi-user collaboration. Despite that previous proxemic interaction research has explored many applications of user-object distance and user-user distance in an augmented reality context, respectively, and combining both types of distance can improve the efficiency of users’ perception and interaction with task objects and collaborators by providing users with insight into spatial relations of user-task object and user-user, less is concerned about how the two types of distances can be simultaneously adopted to assist collaboration tasks across multi-users. To fulfill the gap, we present UOUU, the user-object distance… More > Graphic Abstract

Tingting Yang^1,*, Shuwen Jia¹, Ying Yu¹, Zhiyong Sui²

Intelligent Automation & Soft Computing, Vol.35, No.2, pp. 1691-1704, 2023, DOI:10.32604/iasc.2023.027466

Abstract Augmented Reality (AR) tries to seamlessly integrate virtual content into the real world of the user. Ideally, the virtual content would behave exactly like real objects. This necessitates a correct and precise estimation of the user’s viewpoint (or that of a camera) with regard to the virtual content’s coordinate system. Therefore, the real-time establishment of 3-dimension (3D) maps in real scenes is particularly important for augmented reality technology. So in this paper, we integrate Simultaneous Localization and Mapping (SLAM) technology into augmented reality. Our research is to implement an augmented reality system without markers using the ORB-SLAM2 framework algorithm. In… More >

Federica Caldaroni¹, Massimo Chessa², Alessandro Varrica¹, Alessandro Giamberti^1,*

Congenital Heart Disease, Vol.17, No.4, pp. 491-494, 2022, DOI:10.32604/chd.2022.019119

Abstract Multimodal imaging, including augmented or mixed reality, transforms the physicians’ interaction with clinical imaging, allowing more accurate data interpretation, better spatial resolution, and depth perception of the patient’s anatomy. We successfully overlay 3D holographic visualization to magnetic resonance imaging images for preoperative decision making of a complex case of cardiac tumour in a 7-year-old girl. More >

Chanho Park^1,2, Hyunwoo Cho¹, Sangheon Park¹, Sung-Uk Jung¹, Suwon Lee^3,*

CMES-Computer Modeling in Engineering & Sciences, Vol.131, No.1, pp. 529-549, 2022, DOI:10.32604/cmes.2022.019214

Abstract Recently, simultaneous localization and mapping (SLAM) has received considerable attention in augmented reality (AR) libraries and applications. Although the assumption of scene rigidity is common in most visual SLAMs, this assumption limits the possibilities of AR applications in various real-world environments. In this paper, we propose a new tracking system that integrates SLAM with a marker detection module for real-time AR applications in static and dynamic environments. Because the proposed system assumes that the marker is movable, SLAM performs tracking and mapping of the static scene except for the marker, and the marker detector estimates the 3-dimensional pose of the… More >

Shanshan Liu¹, Yukun Cao¹, Lu Gao¹, Jian Xu^1,2,*, Wu Zeng^1,2

Journal of Information Hiding and Privacy Protection, Vol.3, No.2, pp. 55-59, 2021, DOI:10.32604/jihpp.2021.017254

Abstract With the development of computation technology, the augmented reality (AR) is widely applied in many fields as well as the image recognition. However, the AR application on mobile platform is not developed enough in the past decades due to the capability of the mobile processors. In recent years, the performance of mobile processors has changed rapidly, which makes it comparable to the desktop processors. This paper proposed and realized an AR system to be used on the Android mobile platform based on the image recognition through EasyAR engine and Unity 3D development tools. In this system, the image recognition could… More >

Tingting Yang^1,*, Shuwen Jia¹, Boxiong Yang¹, Chenxi Kan²

Intelligent Automation & Soft Computing, Vol.28, No.3, pp. 683-692, 2021, DOI:10.32604/iasc.2021.017235

Abstract In the augmented reality system, the position and direction of the user’s point of view and line of sight in the real scene is acquired in real-time. The position and direction information will determine the exact position of the virtual object of the real scene. At the same time, various coordinate systems are established according to the user’s line of sight. So registration tracking technology is very important. The paper proposes an accurate, stable, and effective augmented reality registration algorithm. The method adopts the method of ORB (oriented FAST and rotated BRIEF) features matching combined with RANSAC (random sample consensus)… More >

Chung Le Van¹, Trinh Hiep Hoa¹, Nguyen Minh Duc¹, Vikram Puri¹, Tung Sanh Nguyen², Dac-Nhuong Le^3,4,*

Intelligent Automation & Soft Computing, Vol.27, No.3, pp. 853-871, 2021, DOI:10.32604/iasc.2021.013732

Abstract Background: Augmented Reality (AR) incorporates both real and virtual objects in real-time environments and allows single and multi-users to interact with 3D models. It is often tricky to adopt multi-users in the same environment because of the devices’ latency and model position accuracy in displaying the models simultaneously. Method: To address this concern, we present a multi-user sharing technique in the AR of the human anatomy that increases learning with high quality, high stability, and low latency in multiple devices. Besides, the multi-user interactive display (HoloLens) merges with the human body anatomy application (AnatomyNow) to teach and train students, academic… More >

Malik Khlaif Gharaibeh¹, Natheer Khlaif Gharaibeh^2,*, Mohammad Ayoub Khan³, Waleed Abdel karim Abu-ain⁴, Musab Kasim Alqudah²

Computer Systems Science and Engineering, Vol.37, No.2, pp. 187-202, 2021, DOI:10.32604/csse.2021.014902

Abstract This article examines the main variables that influence the intention to use Augmented Reality (AR) applications in the tourism sector in Jordan. The study model has been constructed based on the unified theory of acceptance and the use of technology2 (UTAUT2), by incorporating a new construct (aesthetics) to explore the usage intention of Mobile Augmented Reality in Tourism (MART). A questionnaire was used and distributed to a sample of 450 participants. Data were analyzed using the Smart PLS version 3.0. for testing 12 hypotheses. 29 measurement items were carefully reviewed based on previous studies that were selected to assess the… More >

Naira Elazab¹, Shaker El-Sappagh^2,3, Ahmed Atwan⁴, Hassan Soliman¹, Mohammed Elmogy¹, Louai Alarabi^5,*, Nagham Mekky¹

CMC-Computers, Materials & Continua, Vol.67, No.2, pp. 1915-1932, 2021, DOI:10.32604/cmc.2021.015067

Abstract Realism rendering methods of outdoor augmented reality (AR) is an interesting topic. Realism items in outdoor AR need advanced impacts like shadows, sunshine, and relations between unreal items. A few realistic rendering approaches were built to overcome this issue. Several of these approaches are not dealt with real-time rendering. However, the issue remains an active research topic, especially in outdoor rendering. This paper introduces a new approach to accomplish reality real-time outdoor rendering by considering the relation between items in AR regarding shadows in any place during daylight. The proposed method includes three principal stages that cover various outdoor AR… More >