Publication
Editorial - Advanced Scene Perception for Augmented Reality
Jason Raphael Rambach; Didier Stricker
In: Journal of Imaging (MDPI J), Vol. Special Issue Advanced Scene Perception for Augmented Reality, MDPI, 10/2022.
Abstract
Augmented reality (AR), combining virtual elements with the real world, has demonstrated
impressive results in a variety of application fields and gained significant research
attention in recent years due to its limitless potential. AR applications heavily rely on the
ability to accurately understand the user’s surroundings as well as dynamically monitor
the user’s interactions with their environment. While traditional AR relies on the precise
localization of the user, nowadays, a deeper scene perception at multiple levels is
expected, ranging from dense environment reconstruction and semantic understanding to
hand–object interaction and action recognition. An advanced, efficient understanding of
the surroundings is found in AR applications that enable a complete interaction between
real and virtual elements and are able to monitor and reliably support users in real-world
complex tasks, such as industrial maintenance or medical procedures.