Fifth International Symposium on Wearable Computers (ISWC'01)
Tinmith-Metro: New Outdoor Techniques for Creating City Models with an Augmented Reality Wearable Computer
Zurich, Switzerland
October 08-October 09
ISBN: 0-7695-1318-2
This paper presents new techniques for capturing and viewing on site 3D graphical models for large outdoor objects. Using an augmented reality wearable computer, we have developed a software system, known as Tinmith-Metro. Tinmith-Metro allows users to control a 3D constructive solid geometry modeller for building graphical objects of large physical artefacts, for example buildings, in the physical world. The 3D modeller is driven by a new user interface known as Tinmith-Hand, which allows the user to control the modeller using a set of pinch gloves and hand tracking. These techniques allow user to supply their AR renderers with models that would previously have to be captured with manual, time-consuming, and/or expensive methods.
Index Terms:
augmented reality, 3D modelling, constructive solid geometry, mobile user interfaces
Citation:
Wayne Piekarski, Bruce H. Thomas, "Tinmith-Metro: New Outdoor Techniques for Creating City Models with an Augmented Reality Wearable Computer," iswc, pp.31, Fifth International Symposium on Wearable Computers (ISWC'01), 2001