Effectiveness of AprilTags: Tracking Objects Through Mixed Reality Environments
Session Number
CMPS 39
Advisor(s)
Elahé Soltanaghai, University of Illinois Urbana Champaign
Navid Tajkhorshid, University of Illinois Urbana Champaign
Discipline
Computer Science
Start Date
17-4-2024 11:05 AM
End Date
17-4-2024 11:20 AM
Abstract
Mixed reality (XR) can be simply described as a fusion between augmented (AR) and virtual reality (VR), allowing interactions to occur between a virtual world and physical elements. With powerful applications in the educational, medical, and entertainment industries, our exploration of this vast technology primarily focuses on utilizing a virtual setting to track the location of objects in the physical world. One of the more popular options in the market today is Apriltags, known for being able to both translate AR/XR elements into reality while also boasting quality imaging capabilities. However, with a limited working range, our research aimed to find ways to help boost the distance that Apriltags are effective in while maintaining their core benefits. Ultimately, our research indicated that borrowing technology from FLASH tags was essential in helping to increase the distance of Apriltags but this drastically reduced the quality of images produced. In building up our skill levels to tackle such a project, we worked on numerous demos, laying the foundation for concepts such as object manipulation and projecting objects onto a virtual environment that were essential in our study regarding Apriltags.
Effectiveness of AprilTags: Tracking Objects Through Mixed Reality Environments
Mixed reality (XR) can be simply described as a fusion between augmented (AR) and virtual reality (VR), allowing interactions to occur between a virtual world and physical elements. With powerful applications in the educational, medical, and entertainment industries, our exploration of this vast technology primarily focuses on utilizing a virtual setting to track the location of objects in the physical world. One of the more popular options in the market today is Apriltags, known for being able to both translate AR/XR elements into reality while also boasting quality imaging capabilities. However, with a limited working range, our research aimed to find ways to help boost the distance that Apriltags are effective in while maintaining their core benefits. Ultimately, our research indicated that borrowing technology from FLASH tags was essential in helping to increase the distance of Apriltags but this drastically reduced the quality of images produced. In building up our skill levels to tackle such a project, we worked on numerous demos, laying the foundation for concepts such as object manipulation and projecting objects onto a virtual environment that were essential in our study regarding Apriltags.