Spatial augmented reality for product appearance design evaluation. Issue 1 (6th December 2014)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Park, Min Ki; Lim, Kyu Je; Seo, Myoung Kook; Jung, Soon Jong; Lee, Kwan H.
• Is Part Of: Journal of computational design and engineering. Volume 2:Issue 1(2015)
• Page Start: 38
• Page End: 46
• Publication Date: 2014-12-06
• Subjects: Computer-aided appearance design -- Methodology on design evaluation -- Projection mapping -- Spatial augmented reality -- Realistic material modeling; Engineering -- Data processing -- Periodicals; Computer-aided design -- Periodicals; Computer-aided design; Engineering -- Data processing; Electronic journals; Electronic journals; Periodicals; 620.0042
• DOI: 10.1016/j.jcde.2014.11.004
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 2288-4300

Abstract

Abstract: Augmented reality based on projection, called "Spatial Augmented Reality (SAR)", is a new technology that can produce immersive contents by overlapping virtuality and real-world environment. It has been paid attention as the next generation digital contents in media art and human–computer interaction (HCI). In this paper, we present a new methodology to evaluate the product appearance design more intuitively by means of SAR technique. The proposed method first projects the high-quality rendered image considering the optical property of materials onto the mock-up of a product. We also conduct a projector-camera calibration to compensate a color distortion according to a projector, a projection surface and environment lighting. The design evaluation methodology we propose offers more flexible and intuitive evaluation environment to a designer and user (evaluator) than previous methods that are performed via a digital display. At the end of this research, we have conducted a case study for designing and evaluating appearance design of an automobile.