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Inv3rsion Creates LabVIEW Interface to AR ToolKit Software
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As part of a contract with
Tufts University Center for Engineering Education Outreach
, Inv3rsion created a LabVIEW interface and custom software using
AR ToolKit to allow schoolchildren to create augmented reality (AR)
programs using LabVIEW and/or Robolab.
The goal of this work was to provide schoolchildren with a tool for
creating their own AR environments. Students can create AR
environments in the form of a pop-up book that, when viewed through
a webcam, show the students 3-D models and animation attached to the
pages of their books.
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Implementation
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The picture below shows how simple the LabVIEW/Robolab programming
environment is. In this example, the "Hiro" pattern, which can be
printed by the students onto a page of their book, is attached to a
teapot model. The "sample1" pattern is attached to a VRML model of
an F-15 fighter jet. The final link in the chain is a pointer to the
location of the special ARToolKit program created by Inv3rsion for
this project. After creating this simple program, all a student has
to do is click the "run" icon in LabVIEW or Robolab to see the world
they created.
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Below are a few frames from the resulting AR environment. The first
frame shows the computer-generated teapot attached to the printed
"Hiro" pattern. In the second frame, note how the teapot stays
attached to the page as we turn it. As we expose page 2, the F-15
model appears attached to the sample pattern. Children can write
text and decorate the area around the patterns to complete their
pop-up books.
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For more information, send e-mail to
info@inv3rsion.com
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