Projected Augmentation - Augmented Reality using Rotatable Video Projectors

Abstract

In this paper, we propose a new way of augmenting our environment with information without making the user carry any devices. We propose the use of video projection to display the augmentation on the objects directly. We use a projector that can be rotated and in other ways controlled remotely by a computer, to follow objects carrying a marker. The main contribution of this paper is a system that keeps the augmentation displayed in the correct place while the object or the projector moves. We describe the hardware and software design of our system, the way certain functions such as following the marker or keeping it in focus are implemented and how to calibrate the multitude of parameters of all the subsystems.