AR Vision System for Precise Object Geolocation and Tracking
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Solution Overview
Problem
Conventional binoculars face difficulties in precisely tracking and geolocating distant objects, especially when zooming in, and in sharing the location of objects of interest among multiple users, due to imprecise landmark-based methods and limited field of view.
Innovation Solution
An apparatus and method utilizing optical sensors for capturing wide and narrow field of view images, combined with positional sensors and an augmented reality module, to accurately geolocate and track objects of interest, providing stable augmented views and guidance for maintaining object visibility during zooming and across different fields of view.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Measurement precision
If magnification level is increased to view precise movements of distant objects, then viewing detail is improved, but difficulty in finding the object of interest within the zoomed scene increases
Solution Approach 1:
The system overlays augmented reality indicators (arrows, markers, icons) on the optical display to provide directional guidance in a different dimension (visual overlay layer) that guides users to objects of interest without requiring manual scanning through the zoomed view, thus resolving the contradiction between detailed viewing and easy object location
Solution Approach 2:
The system introduces an intermediary computational layer that processes images from multiple cameras, identifies objects of interest, and generates augmented reality guidance indicators that mediate between the user and the distant object, providing both detailed magnified view and automated object location assistance
2Adaptability or versatility
If conventional landmark-based methods are used to signal object location to other users, then communication between users is enabled, but location precision deteriorates due to imprecise landmarks and limited field of view
Solution Approach 1:
The system replaces the mechanical/physical landmark-based location signaling method with an electronic/digital solution using augmented reality indicators and coordinate-based geolocation. Instead of relying on physical landmarks that may be imprecise or out of view, the system uses computational image processing and digital overlays to provide precise location information that can be shared across multiple user devices
Solution Approach 2:
The system transitions from two-dimensional landmark visualization to a multi-dimensional solution combining GPS coordinates, device orientation data, and augmented reality graphical overlays that provide precise location information independent of physical landmarks, enabling accurate object location sharing among multiple users
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AI summary
Methods and apparatuses for tracking objects comprise one or more optical sensors for capturing one or more images of a scene, wherein the one or more optical sensors capture a wide field of view and corresponding narrow field of view for the one or more images of a scene, a localization module, coupled to the one or more optical sensors for determining the location of the apparatus, and determining the location of one more objects in the one or more images based on the location of the apparatus and an augmented reality module, coupled to the localization module, for enhancing a view of the scene on a display based on the determined location of the one or more objects.