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Overview
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Augmented Reality has gained attention as a visual learning aid, being particularly useful for teaching visually imperceptible subject matter such as wireless communications and electromagnetics. In order to provide a related platform for educators in the STEM field, researchers at the Drexel Wireless Systems Laboratory have prototyped a smartphone application (app) that employs augmented reality (AR) to visualize and control components of a wireless network. The system recognizes image markers placed near a wireless access point and connected devices. Upon successful detection of these markers, the app uses various educational scenarios to display visual information related to the topic (e.g. antenna radiation patterns, wireless links etc.). The developed AR framework includes a simultaneous back-end communication link to enhance the information displayed on the smartphone screen, which has been missing in the current state-of-the-art. While designed for STEM-education the team envisions commercial applications of this system that empower consumers and businesses to graphically control wireless networking parameters by displaying rapid graphical feedback on the effectiveness of the configuration choices that they make.
APPLICATIONS
TITLE: Applications
Wireless Local Area Networking Product Visualization and Control
Quick debugging/configuration of systems by utilizing back-end communication channel.
Enhanced visualizations for classroom use in STEM education.
ADVANTAGES
TITLE:Advantages
Flexibility and diversity: The AR app framework is built with flexibility in mind. It is capable of handling multiple visualization scenarios to address many visualization tool needs in STEM education.
Enhanced information visualization and interactions: With the help of the real-time back-end communications channel, the proposed AR framework can visualize more information compared to current AR apps while allowing users to interact with the AR scenario they are in.
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IP STATUS
Intellectual Property and Development Status
PCT Patent Filed- PCT/US16/064486
https://patentscope.wipo.int/search/en/detail.jsf?docId=WO2017096082
PUBLICATIONS
References
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C. Sahin, D. Nguyen, S. Begashaw, B. Katz, J. Chacko, L. Henderson, J. Stanford and K. R. Dandekar, “Wireless Communications Engineering and Cybersecurity Education via Augmented Reality,” Submitted for appearance in Frontiers in Education Conference (FIE), 2016. Erie, PA.
D. H. Nguyen, L. Henderson, J. Chacko, C. Sahin, A. Paatelma, H. Saarnisaari, N. Kandasamy, and K. Dandekar, “BeamViewer: visualization of dynamic antenna radiation patterns using augmented reality,” in IEEE Infocom 2016 Live/Video Demonstration (Infocom’16 Demo), San Francisco, USA, Apr. 2016, pp. 17–18.
http://ieeexplore.ieee.org/document/7562185/?section=abstract
BeamViewer Homepage
http://www.beamviewer.io/
Video demonstration of BeamViewer
https://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=saOKWRpYyXo
Commercialization Opportunities
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Contact Information
Robert B. McGrath, Ph.D.
Senior Associate Vice Provost
Office of Technology Commercialization
Drexel University
3180 Chestnut Street, Ste. 104
The Left Bank
Philadelphia, PA 19104
Phone: 215-895-0303
E-mail: RBM26@Drexel.edu