Augmented Reality (AR)

Still remember the movie Robo Cop? From behind his spectacles helmet, Robo Cop scan the enemy. A moment later, information about the enemy was on his glasses. Once these technologies may still enter the realm of science fiction. But not anymore. Augmented Reality has brought sophistication to the real world.


During this real world and virtual world to walk on their own. Virtual technology, especially computer graphics, has achieved remarkable progress. MSU scientists and engineers trying to pull the computer out of the monitor screen gravis, and integrate them into the real world.

This technology, known as augmented reality (AR), blurs the boundary between the real world with virtual worlds. AR add anything to the creation of a computer (computer-generated) on what we see, hear, smell and feel.

In the range between the real world with virtual world, AR closer to the real world. AR add pictures, sound, touch feedback (haptic feedback), and the smell in the real world. Every person, from tourists, soldiers, until the doctor can utilize this technology.

AR changed the way we look at the world, or at least the user's perspective. Imagine yourself walking or driving in the middle of the highway. With the AR, which may look like ordinary glasses, graphic information will appear in your view. Yes, like Robo Cop.

Similarly, audio information that will explain everything you see, this information will always change with the movement of your head. No need to wait long, as this technology was already immersed in smarthone besutan Apple Inc.

AR Component.

The basic idea of AR is actually very simple, namely to place the information graphics, sound and other sensory devices in the real world. Some research AR underway at many universities around the world. One of the interesting is SixthSense, AR system developed at MIT.

SixthSense worked with four major components which are also used there are many AR system, namely a camera, a small projector, smartphone, and mirrors. The four components are strung together and worn around the neck, as we looped flash or whistle.

The user wearing colored plaster there are four fingers. This plaster is used to manipulate images diancarkan by the projector. Projectors dispersive smarthone button image there is a user's palm. That has been coated fingertips colored plaster pressing those buttons.

Mirror capture finger movements with colored plaster, and send it to smarthone, this button image can be transmitted anywhere, ditelapak hands of users, wall, or even a drinking glass. In addition to colored plaster, painted nails that could be used as a manipulator.

Military and Medical

Another field that is ameliorated by the presence of AR is the military and medicine. Information appearing on the windscreen glass cockpit or flight helmet is an example of the use of AR technology in the military. U.S. soldiers have now been dilengkai with special glasses made Arcane Technologies (www.arcane-technologies.com), with the same function as eyeglasses Robo Cop.

In medicine, doctors of AR used to display information on CT scan (computed tomography scan) and MRI (magnetic resonance imaging), which gives a picture of internal anatomy of the patient, when the surgery took place.