This course presents the basics of Augmented Reality, considering both the Computer Vision aspects necessary to build knowledge of real environments and the technical elements necessary to develop AR applications. The main software framework for the development of AR applications will be presented, always referring to the theoretical aspects and background
Learning the theoretical and methodological fundamentals of Augmented Reality, from the concepts of 3D Computational Vision to model the real-world world, to the synthesis of the virtual environments, and their fusion.
At the end of the course, students will be able to:
- understand the theoretical and methodological fundamentals of Augmented Reality,
- understand the basics concepts of Computer Vision necessary to build a model of the real environment
- understand the basics concepts of Virtual Reality to synthesize virtual envirioemnts
- understand the techniques to align real and virtual in a coherent way
- understand how to build AR application using the main state of the art tools and softwares
Linear algebra: vectors, matrices, linear transformations.
Imperative programming
Class and practical lessons
Project: Development of an AR application using the methods presented in the course.
Intro to AR and the Milgram Continuum
Technologies (VST, OST, handled, spatial AR)
Basics of the Human visual systems
Alignment real - virtual: tracking and calibration. Geometric transformations basics, graphics pipeline
Display models
Tracking of the external world: non-vision-based techniques
Computer vision: feature detection, image-based tracking, slam, homography and epipolar geometry
Camera Calibration, SPAAM
Visual coherence, ghost technique
Interaction (hand tracking, virtual buttons, …)
Practical: Unity, Vuforia, AR Core, Hololens
Material and references provided by the instructors
Ricevimento: Appointment by email: manuela.chessa@unige.it (since the teacher teaches more than one course, please specify surname and course)
Ricevimento: Appointment by email: fabio.solari@unige.it (since the teacher teaches more than one course, please specify surname and course)
FABIO SOLARI (President)
ENRICO PUPPO
MANUELA CHESSA (President Substitute)
In agreement with the calendar approved by the Degree Program Board of Computer Science.
Project (teamwork).
Oral exam.
The project will be evaluated for the correctness and efficiency of the solution, also considering the perceptual aspects and the 3d/visual coherence.
The oral exam will concern the theoretical/algorithmic aspects covered in the course.
