Scalable Navigation Support for Crowds: Personalized Guidance via Augmented Signage

2011 ◽  
pp. 40-56 ◽  
Author(s):  
Fathi Hamhoum ◽  
Christian Kray
Keyword(s):  
Navigation Support

scholarly journals Laparoscopic augmented reality registration for oncological resection site repair

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Fabian Joeres ◽  
Tonia Mielke ◽  
Christian Hansen
Keyword(s):  
Augmented Reality ◽  
Time Pressure ◽  
Tumour Resection ◽  
Anatomical Landmarks ◽  
Proof Of Concept ◽  
Registration Accuracy ◽  
Target Registration Error ◽  
Concept Evaluation ◽  
Navigation Support ◽  
Challenges And Opportunities

Abstract Purpose Resection site repair during laparoscopic oncological surgery (e.g. laparoscopic partial nephrectomy) poses some unique challenges and opportunities for augmented reality (AR) navigation support. This work introduces an AR registration workflow that addresses the time pressure that is present during resection site repair. Methods We propose a two-step registration process: the AR content is registered as accurately as possible prior to the tumour resection (the primary registration). This accurate registration is used to apply artificial fiducials to the physical organ and the virtual model. After the resection, these fiducials can be used for rapid re-registration (the secondary registration). We tested this pipeline in a simulated-use study with $$N=18$$ N = 18 participants. We compared the registration accuracy and speed for our method and for landmark-based registration as a reference. Results Acquisition of and, thereby, registration with the artificial fiducials were significantly faster than the initial use of anatomical landmarks. Our method also had a trend to be more accurate in cases in which the primary registration was successful. The accuracy loss between the elaborate primary registration and the rapid secondary registration could be quantified with a mean target registration error increase of 2.35 mm. Conclusion This work introduces a registration pipeline for AR navigation support during laparoscopic resection site repair and provides a successful proof-of-concept evaluation thereof. Our results indicate that the concept is better suited than landmark-based registration during this phase, but further work is required to demonstrate clinical suitability and applicability.

scholarly journals Reducing the influence of interference of spacecraft magnetic field on magnetic measurements

2019 ◽  
Vol 18 (2) ◽  
pp. 33-40
Author(s):  
A. M. Beznyakov ◽  
I. S. Guriev ◽  
I. P. Ryzhova
Keyword(s):  
Magnetic Field ◽  
Magnetic Fields ◽  
Support Systems ◽  
Magnetic Measurements ◽  
Magnetic Moments ◽  
Navigation Support

The article presents constructive ways of reducing the influence of magnetic interference from spacecraft, due to its own magnetic fields, on the on-board magnetic measurements, as well as reducing the resulting magnetic moments. Well-known methods of removing magnetometer sensors from the locations of the most powerful sources of magnetic fields of a spacecraft, in particular, using extendable booms, are considered. In addition, methods for reducing the influence of spacecraft self- magnetic fields on the onboard magnetometric navigation support systems using known closed and proposed hemispherical ferromagnetic shields are considered

scholarly journals Towards an Automatic Ice Navigation Support System in the Arctic Sea

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Xintao Liu ◽  
Shahram Sattar ◽  
Songnian Li
Keyword(s):  
Support System ◽  
Indoor Navigation ◽  
The Arctic ◽  
Emergency Situations ◽  
Arctic Sea ◽  
Navigation Support ◽  
Northern Regions ◽  
Ice Navigation ◽  
Navigation Service ◽  
Sea Area

Conventional ice navigation in the sea is manually operated by well-trained navigators, whose experiences are heavily relied upon to guarantee the ship’s safety. Despite the increasingly available ice data and information, little has been done to develop an automatic ice navigation support system to better guide ships in the sea. In this study, using the vector-formatted ice data and navigation codes in northern regions, we calculate ice numeral and divide sea area into two parts: continuous navigable area and the counterpart numerous separate unnavigable area. We generate Voronoi Diagrams for the obstacle areas and build a road network-like graph for connections in the sea. Based on such a network, we design and develop a geographic information system (GIS) package to automatically compute the safest-and-shortest routes for different types of ships between origin and destination (OD) pairs. A visibility tool, Isovist, is also implemented to help automatically identify safe navigable areas in emergency situations. The developed GIS package is shared online as an open source project called NavSpace, available for validation and extension, e.g., indoor navigation service. This work would promote the development of ice navigation support system and potentially enhance the safety of ice navigation in the Arctic sea.

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