Augmented Reality Décor Layouts for Precise Wall Placement
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Solution Overview
Problem
Hanging décor is time-consuming, stressful, and error-prone, especially when multiple pieces are involved, as conventional methods lack the ability to easily preview frame layouts and often require damaging walls with incorrect installations.
Innovation Solution
A computing device with object and surface detection hardware, combined with augmented reality, allows users to scan décor and walls, providing virtual representations and suggesting support areas, enabling accurate placement through real-time feedback.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Manufacturing precision
If conventional measuring methods (ruler and level) are used to hang décor, then placement precision can be achieved, but the process becomes time-consuming and requires preliminary wall marking
Solution Approach 1:
The system performs preliminary virtual layout and preview of décor arrangements using augmented reality before any physical wall marking or hardware installation occurs. Users can visualize multiple layout options, adjust positions, and confirm the final arrangement digitally, eliminating the need for repeated measurements and adjustments during physical installation.
Solution Approach 2:
The system creates virtual copies of décor items and overlays them onto the wall surface through augmented reality. These digital replicas allow users to see exactly how physical décor will appear and be positioned, providing a precise visual guide that eliminates the need for traditional measuring and marking processes.
2Loss of information
If traditional layout preview methods (paper or computer) are used, then layout planning is possible, but the ability to visualize actual wall placement and adjust in real-time is lost
Solution Approach 1:
The system transitions layout planning from two-dimensional paper or screen representations to three-dimensional augmented reality visualization that overlays digital décor onto the actual wall space. This adds the dimension of spatial context, allowing users to see how décor items will truly appear on the wall surface and make intuitive position adjustments by interacting with the virtual objects in their actual spatial environment.
3Area of stationary object
If multiple décor pieces are hung using conventional methods, then complete coverage is achieved, but alignment errors and wall damage increase
Solution Approach 1:
The system provides real-time visual feedback through augmented reality, showing users the precise position and orientation of each décor piece relative to others and the wall surface. This continuous feedback loop allows users to detect and correct alignment errors before installation, ensuring that all décor pieces are properly positioned and reducing the need for corrective wall modifications.
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AI summary
A method includes detecting, via object detection hardware, a portion of at least one of a plurality of objects, receiving object attributes for the at least one of a plurality of objects, providing at least one contact area, based upon the object attributes, on each of a plurality of object representations corresponding to each of the at least one of a plurality of objects, providing a surface representation, displaying, via display hardware, the plurality of object representations each residing upon the surface representation, and displaying at least one support area on the surface representation corresponding to the at least one contact area associated with the plurality of object representations.