Augmented Reality Design System Using Proxy Objects
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing augmented reality systems lack the capability for efficient real-time design of articles, as they do not effectively integrate user interactions with virtual design elements in a real-world environment.
Innovation Solution
An augmented reality design system that includes an imaging device, an interacting device, and a computing device capable of generating virtual images, which allows users to view and interact with virtual design elements projected onto a proxy in the real world, enabling real-time modification of colors, lines, and graphics on a display device.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Ease of operation
If traditional augmented reality systems are used for design, then virtual objects can be displayed in real-world environment, but real-time interaction and design modification capability is lacking
Solution Approach 1:
The patent introduces a proxy object as an intermediary between the user and the actual article. The proxy serves as a tangible interface that users can physically manipulate while triggering virtual design modifications. This mediator enables natural hand-eye coordination and intuitive interaction, resolving the contradiction by making the system easier to operate without sacrificing real-time design efficiency
Solution Approach 2:
The patent replaces traditional mechanical design tools and physical prototypes with an augmented reality system that uses optical display and computer-generated imagery. The system substitutes physical manipulation of design tools with gesture-based interaction in the augmented reality space, improving both ease of operation and real-time design capability simultaneously
2Loss of information
If virtual design elements are overlaid on real-world objects, then design visualization is improved, but integration and realism of virtual elements deteriorates
Solution Approach 1:
The patent creates a proxy object that is a simplified copy or representation of the actual article. This proxy serves as a stable reference frame that maintains consistent spatial relationships with the real-world environment. By anchoring virtual design elements to the proxy rather than directly to the complex real-world object, the system maintains visualization quality while improving integration coherence
Solution Approach 2:
The system implements continuous feedback loops that track the position and orientation of the proxy object in real-world space. This feedback mechanism allows the virtual design elements to dynamically adjust their positioning and transformation to maintain realistic integration as the user or environment moves, resolving the contradiction between visualization quality and integration stability
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AI summary
An augmented reality design system is disclosed. The augmented reality design system allows a user to create a design for an article in real time using a proxy. The system can be configured using a head mounted display for displaying at least one virtual design element over a proxy located in a real-world environment. The system can also be configured using a projector that projects at least one virtual design element onto a proxy located in the real world.