Title :
Mobile hand tracking using FPGAs for low powered augmented reality
Author :
Piekarski, Wayne ; Smith, Ross ; Wigley, Grant ; Thomas, Bruce ; Kearney, David
Author_Institution :
Wearable Comput. Lab., South Australia Univ., Mawson Lakes, SA, Australia
fDate :
31 Oct.-3 Nov. 2004
Abstract :
Many augmented reality systems use general purpose computing hardware to perform tasks such as rendering computer graphics, video overlay, and vision tracking. This can result in systems being large and bulky due to the hardware complexity required and the power consumed. We have developed a hand tracking solution in a reconfigurable computer, which reduces power consumption and transfers some of the processing into specialised hardware. This paper presents a summary of the design and its implementation details.
Keywords :
augmented reality; power consumption; reconfigurable architectures; tracking; FPGA; augmented reality; computer graphics rendering; hardware complexity; mobile hand tracking; power consumption; reconfigurable computer; vision tracking; Augmented reality; Cameras; Computer displays; Computer vision; Energy consumption; Field programmable gate arrays; Hardware; Laboratories; Portable computers; Wearable computers;
Conference_Titel :
Wearable Computers, 2004. ISWC 2004. Eighth International Symposium on
Print_ISBN :
0-7695-2186-X
DOI :
10.1109/ISWC.2004.31
