Automated Generation of Operations Level Construction Animations in Outdoor Augmented Reality |
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Authors: | Amir H. Behzadan Vineet R. Kamat |
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Affiliation: | 1Ph.D. Candidate, Dept. of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Univ. of Michigan, 2340 G.G. Brown, 2350 Hayward, Ann Arbor, MI 48109. E-mail: abehzada@umich.edu 2Assistant Professor, Dept. of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Univ. of Michigan, 2340 G.G. Brown, 2350 Hayward, Ann Arbor, MI 48109. E-mail: vkamat@umich.edu
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Abstract: | Three-dimensional (3D) visualization is an effective tool for communicating, verifying, and validating the results of a simulated operation. Traditional visualization tools used for this purpose are typically based on the paradigm of virtual reality. Augmented reality (AR) is a relatively newer visualization paradigm whose engineering applications have been explored by a limited number of researchers. In this paper, the problem of generating smooth and continuous AR animations from the results of running discrete event simulation models and a general purpose methodology to overcome this challenge are discussed. The structure of an AR animation authoring language developed by the writers to create a logical link between a running simulation model and its corresponding 3D visualization in AR is described. In order to validate the functionality and effectiveness of the designed methods and animation language, an AR-based visualization application was developed and the designed algorithms were successfully tested using different simulation scenarios of varying visual and operational complexity. |
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Keywords: | Construction sites Graphic methods Computer applications Simulation Computer graphics Automation |
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