Augmented reality and 3D tracking

DigiSpaces (Charles Woodward)

The project develops solutions for monitoring building's life cycle information based on BIM models and using mobile Augmented Reality / World Browsing technology. Research challenges include indoors locationing / tracking, where e.g. Nokia's HAIP technology will be utilized. Tekes TILA programme, project duration 2011-2013 and partners Skanska, Tekla, Pöyry, Granlund, Solibri, Nokia and Aalto University. PDF

MMR (Charles Woodward)

The project Mobile Mixed Reality (MMR) develops algorithms, methods and service applications to pilot user- and community-created, mixed reality, digital content and context-dependent search and presentation of content and information, particularly with the means of augmented reality. Part of larger project Devices Interoperability Ecosystem in ICT-SHOK (Tekes). Duration 2008-2010. Partners Nokia, Sesca, TKK, TUT. PDF, Website

AR4BC (Charles Woodward)

The project AR4BC (Augmented Reality for Building and Construction Industry) develops mobile augmented reality tools based on 4D BIM models. The applications enable real time visualization and comparison of scheduled plans with the actual sitation at construction site, as well as multimedia feedback to the BIM system using the mobile terminal. Research challenges include feature/model based markerless tracking, together with wireless transmission and interaction with large 4D BIM models. Tekes VAMOS programme. Duration 2008-2010. Partners Tekla, Skanska, Pöyry, Buildercom, DeskArtes, Adactive. PDF, PDF Finnish, Video, YouTube

AR-Sisustus (Charles Woodward)

The project develops augmented reality solutions for interior design applications. Augmented reality enables people to visualize virtual furniture models in real spaces, e.g. living rooms. The project research topics include both stand-alone, web based and mobile solutions, using different display devices such as PC monitor, hand held PCs, data glasses, and camera phones. Tekes TILA programme, duration 2008-2010, partners VividWorks, Floobs, Rautakesko, UPCode, DeskArtes, SenseTrix. PDF

MR-Conference (Charles Woodward)

The project will develop a prototype and proof-of-concept of video conference meeting taking place seamlessly between Second Life and the real world, by means of Mixed Reality. Some participants of the meeting occupy a space in Second Life while others are located around a table in the real world, however all participants visible in both two spaces simultaneously. The project is carried out on OpenSource basis in co-operation between VTT and HUT as research organizations, and Nokia and IBM as industrial partners. Tekes TILA programme, duration 2008-2009. PDF, Video

NOSE (Tommi Karhela)

The project NOSE (Nomadic Use of a Plant model) studies methods and tools for ubiquitous plant model usage. Location aware services, augmented and virtual reality techniques are studied in process industry surroundings in order to provide plant model services to a mobile device. Tekes Ubicom programme. Duration 2007-2009. Partners Pöyry, Fortum, Metso, Wärtsilä, Intergraph, Space Systems, Nokia, CADMatic, TR-Consulting. PDF

AugAsse (Tapio Salonen)

Augmented Assembly is a research project at VTT, where AR technology is applied to increase assembly efficiency. In augmenting assembly work, the assembly worker is guided by virtual objects of components and assembly tools, and visual assembly instructions. The worker sees the augmented view through light weight head mounted devices (e.g. data glasses), and sensors provide feedback from the performed operations. PDF Brochure

Plamos (Tommi Karhela)

The VTT funded project PLAMOS 2005-2007 integrates augmented reality user interface with information stored in process plant operative applications, i.e automaton systems, engineering databases and maintenance systems. The Plamos prototype utilises standard application interfaces when accessing information from plant databases to the maintenance workers' user interface. PDF Brochure, PPT Poster

NASE (Timo Urhemaa)

The NASE project brings together a multidisciplinary team of researchers whose aim is to develop solutions for interactive environments that are embedded with various smart technologies. The solutions are understandable and easy to learn for the users. To reach this aim, the project applies a novel interaction concept, based on the concept of affordance. This interaction concept is called the "Affordance Table". PDF Brochure

Special (Stephen Fox)

Development and introduction of new production methods which can reduce production times and production costs of Special Products PDF Slides

MUSCLE (Sanni Siltanen)

MUSCLE is an EC-sponsored Network of Excellence that aims at establishing and fostering closer collaboration between research groups in multimedia datamining and machine learning. The Network integrates the expertise of over forty research groups working on image and video processing, speech and text analysis, statistics and machine learning. The goal is to explore the full potential of statistical learning and cross-modal interaction for the (semi-)automatic generation of robust meta-data with high semantic value for multimedia documents. Website

Intuition

INTUITION is a Network Of Excellence focused on virtual reality and virtual environments applications for future workspaces. It is funded by the European Union, and operates under the 6th Framework of the European Commission (IST). The Network includes 58 partners and it is being coordinated by the Institute Of Communication And Computer Systems of the National Technical University of Athens in Greece. Website

ARARAT (Charles Woodward)

Augmented Reality applications for architecural design were developed in the ARARAT project, launced between VTT, TEKES and ten Finnish architecture/construction companies in 2004. The work in the ARARAT project included developing the mobile AR visualisation system to new platforms and devices, augmenting of virtual scale models, as well as development of new solutions for augmented interior design. PDF Brochure

INMOVE (Seppo Valli)

The VTT coordinated INMOVE project (Intelligent mobile video environment, IST 2001-37422) designed a software toolkit which enables the provision of a new range of intelligent video based services to end users in various mobile/wireless networks. INMOVE project started at the beginning of September 2002 and was completed August 2004. Website

PB-AmI (Sanni Siltanen)

PB-AmI (Physical Browsing For Ambient Intelligence). The main purpose is to develop, demonstrate and evaluate physical browsing paradigm and generic user interface paradigm to be used with mobile terminals (smart phones and PDAs) in ubiquitous digital environment. Physical browsing demonstration application using optical browsing was implemented with camera phone, using 2D barcodes as Visual Tags. Mobile phone automaticly detects the code and reads the information, and acts according to it. Project started 2004 and will continue until end of 2005. Concept Diagram

SymBall (Charles Woodward)

In the project a mobile game called SymBall was developed. The game allows two player wireless table tennis using camera phones as rackets. The application was developed for Symbian OS/Series 60 and it offers totally new user interface concept - instead of joystick or keyboard the game is controlled by physically moving your phone. This movement is detected by analysing the movement detected in the phone's camera. PDF Poster

Siltanen S., Oksman V., Ainasoja M. "User-Centered Design of Augmented Reality Interior Design Service". International Journal of Arts & Sciences, 2013, Volume 06, Number 01, Pages 547-563.

Woodward C., Hakkarainen M., Billinghurst M. "A client/server architecture for augmented reality on mobile phones", Handbook of research on Mobile Software Engineering - Design, Impementation and Emergent Applications, Volume I, Alencar P. and Cowan D. (eds)., Engineering Science Reference, 2012, pp. 1-16. PDF, Book

Kuula T., Piira K., Seisto A., Hakkarainen M., Woodward C. "User requirements for mobile AR and BIM utilization in building life cycle management", Proceedings of the 12th International Conference on Construction Applications of Virtual Reality (CONVR2012), Taipei, Taiwan, Nov 1-2, 2012, pp. 203-211. PDF

Olsson T., Savisalo A., Hakkarainen M., Woodward C. "User evaluation of mobile augmented reality in architectural planning", eWork and eBusiness in Architecture, Engineering and Construction, Gudnason G. & Scherer R. (eds.), ECPPM 2012, Reykjavik, Island, Jul 25-27, 2012, pp. 733-740. PDF

Siltanen, Sanni and Aikala, Maiju. "Augmented reality enriches hybrid media"., Proceedings of the 16th International Academic MindTrek Conference (MindTrek '12), Tampere, Finland, October 3-5, 2012, pp. 113-116. PDF

Kymäläinen, Tiina and Siltanen, Sanni. "Co-designing Novel Interior Design Service That Utilizes Augmented Reality, a Case Study", Second International Symposium on Communicability, Computer Graphics and Innovative Design for Interactive Systems. CCGIDIS 2012. Italy. July 5-6, 2012. PDF

Siltanen, Sanni. 2012. Theory and applications of marker-based augmented reality. Espoo, VTT. 199 p. + app. 43 p. VTT Science 3. PDF

Harviainen T., Koskinen H. and Laarni J., Tabletop User Interface for Navigation in Virtual Environments, Proceedings of the IADIS International Conference Interfaces and Human Computer Interaction 2011 (IHCI 2011), Rome, Italy, July 20-26, 2011, pp. 129-136. PDF

Woodward C., Hakkarainen M., Mobile Mixed Reality System for Architectural and Construction Site Visualization, in Augmented Reality - Some Emerging Application Areas, Andrew Yeh Ching Nee (ed.), InTech, ISBN 978-953-307-422-1. PDF

Yabuki N., Woodward C., "Applications of AR and MR to Construction Domain in VTT" (in Japanese), Japan Construction Information Center JACIC, no 103, ISSN 0914-4528, September 2011, pp. 17-21. PDF

Välkkynen P., Boyer A., Urhemaa T. and Nieminen R., "Mobile Augmented Reality for Retail Environments," presented at the Mobile HCI 2011 Workshop on Mobile Interaction in Retail Environments, Stockholm, Sweden, 2011. PDF

Korkalo O. and Honkamaa P., "Construction and Evaluation of Multi-touch Screens Using Multiple Cameras Located on the Side of the Display", Proceedings of the ACM International Conference on Interactive Tabletops and Surfaces 2010 (ITS2010), Saarbrucken, Germany, Nov. 7-10, 2010, pp.83-90. PDF

Korkalo O., Aittala M., Siltanen S., "Light-Weight Marker Hiding for Augmented Reality", Proc. 9th IEEE International Symposium on Mixed and Augmented Reality (ISMAR2010), Seoul, South Korea, Oct 13-16, 2010, pp. 247-248. PDF

Kantonen T., "Sensor Synchronization for AR Applications", Proc. 9th IEEE International Symposium on Mixed and Augmented Reality (ISMAR2010), Seoul, South Korea, Oct 13-16, 2010, pp. 245-246. PDF

Woodward C., Hakkarainen M., Korkalo O., Kantonen T. Aittala M., Rainio K., Kähkönen K., "Mixed Reality for mobile Construction site visualization and communication", Proc. 10th International Conference on Construction Applications of Virtual Reality (CONVR2010), Sendai, Japan, Nov 4-5, 2010, pp. 35-44. PDF

Aittala, M. "Inverse lighting and photorealistic rendering for augmented reality", Visual Computer. Vol. 26 (2010) No: 6 - 8, 669 - 678. PDF

Kantonen T., Woodward C., Katz N., "Mixed reality in virtual world teleconferencing", Proc. IEEE Virtual Reality 2010 Waltham, Massachusetts, USA, March 20 - 24, pp. 179-182. PDF

Harviainen T., Korkalo O., Woodward C., "Camera-based interactions for augmented reality", Proc. ACE2009, Athens, Greece, Oct 29-31, 2009, 4. PDF

Hakkarainen M., Woodward C., Rainio K. "Software Architecture for Mobile Mixed Reality and 4D BIM Interaction", in Proc. 25th CIB W78 Conference, 1-3 Oct 2009, Istanbul, Turkey, 8, pp. 517-524. PDF

Salonen T., Sääski J., Woodward C. Rainio, K. Korkalo, O., Marstio, I. "Data pipeline from CAD to AR based assembly instructions". In Proceedings of the world Conference of Innovative Virtual reality (WINVR09), 25-26 February 2009, Chaton-sur-Chaone, France. PDF

Woodward C., Honkamaa P., Kinnunen T., Tallgren M, Veijonen T., "May Day Masks Augmented on Mobile Phones". ACE 2008, Yokohama, Japan, Dec 3-5, 2008. pp. 257-258. PDF

Billinghurst M., Hakkarainen M., Woodward C., "Augmented assembly using a mobile phone", MUM 2008, Umeå, Sweden, Dec 3-5, 2008.

Hakkarainen M., Woodward C., Billinghurst M., "Augmented assembly using mobile phone", 7th IEEEInternational Symposium on Mixed and Augmented Reality (ISMAR 2008), Cambridge, UK, Sep 15-18, 2008, pp. 167-168. PDF

Sääski J., Salonen T., Hakkarainen M., Siltanen S., Woodward C., Lempiäinen J., "Integration of design and assembly using augmented reality", in Proc. Fourth International Precision Assembly Seminar (IPAS 2008), Chamonix, france, Feb 10-13. PDF

Woodward C., Lahti J., Rönkkö J., Honkamaa P., Hakkarainen M., Jäppinen J., Rainio K., Siltanen S., Hyväkkä J., "Virtual and augmented reality in the Digitalo building project", International Journal of Design Sciences and Technology, Vol 14, No 1 (2007), ISSN 1630 - 7267, pp. 23-40.

Kähkönen K., Hyväkkä J., Porkka J., Siltanen S., Woodward C., "Integrating building product models with live video stream", 7th International Conference on Construction Applications of Virtual Reality (CONVR2007), Penn State university, USA, Oct 23-24, 2007, pp. 176-188. PDF

Woodward, C., Mononen J., "Live video and augmented reality over Internet as entertainment for dogs", Workshop on Mixed Reality Entertainment and Art at ISMAR2007, Nara, Japan, Nov 13, 2007, pp. 2-3. PDF

Honkamaa P., Jäppinen J., Woodward C., "A lightweight approach for augmented reality on camera phones using 2D images to simulate 3D", Proc. Mobile Ubiquitous Multimedia (MUM2007), Oulu, Finland, Dec 12-14, 2007. PDF

Salonen T., Sääski J., Hakkarainen M., Kannetis T., Perakis M., Siltanen S., Potamianos A., Korkalo O., Woodward C., "Demonstration of assembly work using augmented reality", ACM International Conference on Image and Video Retrieval (CIVR2007), Amsterdam, The Netherlands, July 9-11, 2007. PDF

Woodward C., Lahti J., Rönkkö J., Honkamaa P., Hakkarainen M., Jöppinen J., Rainio K., Siltanen S., Hyväkkä J., "Case Digitalo - A range of virtual and augmented reality solutions in construction application", 24th W78 Conference, Maribor, Slovakia, June 26-29, 2007, pp. 529-540. PDF

Siltanen P., Karhela T., Woodward C., Savioja P., "Augmented reality for plant lifecycle management", 13th International Conference on Concurrent Enterprising (ICE2007), Sophia.Antropolis, France, 4-6 June 2007. PDF

Savioja P., Järvinen P., Karhela T., Siltanen P., Woodward C., "Developing a mobile, service-based augmented reality tool for modern maintenance work", R. Shumaker (Ed.): Virtual Reality, HCII 2007, LNCS 4563, Springer-Verlag Berlin Heidelberg 2007, pp. 554-563. PDF

Honkamaa P., Siltanen S., Jäppinen J., Woodward C., Korkalo O., "Interactive outdoor mobile augmentation using markerless tracking and GPS", Proc. Virtual Reality International Conference (VRIC), Laval, France, April 2007, pp. 285-288. PDF

Siltanen S., Hakkarainen M.., Honkamaa P., "Automatic marker field calibration", in Proc. Virtual Reality International Conference (VRIC), Laval, France, April 2007, pp. 261-267. PDF

Siltanen P., Karhela T., Woodward C., Savioja P., Jäppinen J., "Augmented reality plant model services for mobile maintenance worker", 3rd INTUITION International Workshop, Stutgart, Germany, Nov 30 - Dec 1, 2006. Intuition Network of Excellence ( 2006), 6 pp. PDF

Siltanen S., "Texture generation over the marker area.", Proc. The Fifth IEEE and ACM International Symposium on Mixed and Augmented Reality (ISMAR 2006), Santa Barbara, USA, October 2006, pp. 253-254. PDF, PDF poster, IEEE Xplore

Siltanen S., Woodward C., "Augmented interiors with digital camera images", In Proc. Seventh Australasian User Interface Conference (AUIC2006), Hobart, Australia. CRPIT, 50. Piekarski, W., pp. 33-36. PDF, BibTex

Siltanen, S., Hyväkkä, J., "Implementing a natural user interface for camera phones using visual tags", Proc. Seventh Australasian User Interface Conference (AUIC2006), Hobart, Australia. CRPIT, 50. Piekarski, W., Ed., pp. 113-116. PDF, BibTex

Hakkarainen M., Woodward C., "SymBall - camera driven table tennis for mobile phones", Proc. ACM SIGCHI International Conference on Advances in Computer Entertainment Technology (ACE 2005), Valencia, Spain, 15-17 June 2005. ACM SIGGRAPH. Valencia (2005), 391 - 392. PDF

Woodward C., Honkamaa P., Jäppinen J., Pyökkimies E.-P., "CamBall - augmented networked table tennis played with real rackets", Proc. ACM SIGCHI International Conference on Advances in Computer Entertainment Technology (ACE 2004), Singapore, 3-5 June 2004. ACM SIGGRAPH. Singapore (2004), 275 - 276. PDF

Pasman W., Woodward C., Hakkarainen M., Honkamaa P., Hyväkkä J., "Augmented reality with large 3D models on a PDA - implementation, performance and use experiences.", Proc. ACM SIGGRAPH International Conference on Virtual Reality Continuum and its Applications in Industry (VRCAI 2004), Singapore, June 2004, pp. 344-351. PDF

Pasman W. and Woodward C., "Implementation of an augmented reality system on a PDA", Proc. The Second IEEE and ACM International Symposium on Mixed and Augmented Reality (ISMAR 2003), Tokyo, Japan, October 2003, pp. 276-277. PDF

Woodward C., Valli S., Honkamaa P., Hakkarainen M.,"Wireless 3D CAD viewing on a PDA device", in Proc. 2nd Asian International Mobile Computing (AMOC 2002), Langkawi, Malaysia, 16/05/2002, pp. 83-87. PDF