Smart InNavigation

Project Title

Smart InNavigation

Project Area of Specialization Augmented and Virtual RealityProject Summary

Navigation is the process of accurately establishing a user's current position and then displaying instructions to guide them to possible routes to their desired destination. The Global Positioning System (GPS) works for the outdoors in a relatively straightforward manner, but the lack of signals inside buildings has made it extremely difficult to navigate indoors. For this reason, we propose a navigation system that takes indoor users to their destination in a building or indoor area.

Smart InNavigation is a project that involves constantly tracking the user's current position and guiding the user to their destination within a university campus. When a person visits a university for the first time, he or she does not know anything about the surroundings and may get lost or confused. Such as admissions office, faculty room, libraries, stationery shop or looking for an individual, reaching the right department, finding a classroom on campus etc. Our technology helps each individual find routes and positions of individuals using Augmented Reality (AR).

The project is based on AR and straightforward 2D view maps that guide the user from one location to another or to locate an individual or object in real time within campus where GPS technology cannot play its role. Using our app, users can see their pin location on campus and find their way to their desired destination. We will use the current environment of our university and add some imaginary elements to it. In this way, people will feel that these components are present in the environment and they will be able to interact with the environment more easily.

There is another feature in our project that is new in navigation called procedural navigation. This service guides users through the to-do list to complete their work on campus. Our users will be visually guided with detailed information that will help them finish their work through navigation.

Here are basically 3 modules in our project. For visitors, students, and lastly for faculty administrative. It means if students are using the navigation system, they need access to appear for particular classrooms, labs, and other places on the campus while having the feature of locating their lecturers if needed. Faculty members can explore their destination from its source. The lecturer will get notified of their next scheduled class. Visitors have fewer features in their module because they don’t have access to the lecture rooms or lab. Visitors could locate the desired locations that they're needed, the admission section, canteen, etc. Admin can change schedule or timetable easily and inform to the faculty. Admin can view the persons and objects location through camera. The camera will record the abnormal situation, and send an instant notification to the admin.

Project Objectives

• User can view complete route from its source to desire destination.
• To develop an interface that gives navigation through the full building.
• To provide the user, an optimum path to succeed in the destination through the navigation.
• To locate the position of an individual.
• To develop a user-friendly interface.
• To develop a low-cost system.
• To merge different technologies to enhance accuracy.
• To facilitate the user in keeping with his/her need.

Project Implementation Method

We're combining two technologies: Augmented Reality with indoor navigation. This means that the AR will guide us through pointing arrows that will help us find our way. Creating AR indoor navigation is a bit complicated as we will consider some aspects like mapping, rendering and indoor positioning.

We will also implement a 2D map that will be similar to a GPS map showing the entire campus. Using 2D maps, we can easily find the desired destination location on campus. The user can select a destination using a 2D map, then the map will show the entire route. After that, the user can switch to camera mode which will guide the user all the way from the current location of the user to a destination through AR point. For the purpose of positioning system, we will use a Bluetooth device called Beacons.

We are using procedural navigation in our project. There are some basic informations and methods that we store in our database to guide someone easily. It shows whether the visitor is coming to the university and is confused about what he/she should do. Therefore, we will guide them through options such as performing tasks where they can move according to their needs.

We will implementing shortest path algorithms for users to find the shortest route to reach their desired destination.

Benefits of the Project

• The user can view every part of the university and track every part of it through 2D view map.
• Through Augmented reality, visitors can navigate a route to their desired destination and easily find a way to complete their work.
• Through procedural navigation, visitors will have a complete guide to perform their specific tasks on campus.
• Students can find the teacher’s location to check that they are in classrooms, to find the teacher’s exact location.
• Security level will enhance by using smart cam.
• Admin can easily change timetable and inform this to faculty member.

Technical Details of Final Deliverable

The building or infrastructure is supplied with a variety of transmitters. The Smartphone equipped with a corresponding app calculates its own position supported by the signal strength of the transmitters. We will use Bluetooth Low Energy transmitters, so-called beacons. The BLE technology is sufficiently accurate, very robust, and relatively inexpensive. With beacons and accuracy of a minimum of three to 5 meters is often guaranteed. In most cases, however, far more accurate positioning of up to at least one meter is achieved. The accuracy depends strongly on the architectural conditions (building material, height, and size of the installations, etc.) and also the experience of the beacon planners. We achieve the best accuracy even in environments made entirely of steel.

The camera can detect anomalies in three different ways: voice, motion and human body.  The camera will record the abnormal situation, and send an instant notification to your mobile phone. Camera will track persons or objects etc. in real time.

Final Deliverable of the Project HW/SW integrated systemCore Industry OthersOther Industries Education , IT , Medical , Food , Manufacturing , Media , Health , Security Core Technology Augmented & Virtual RealityOther TechnologiesSustainable Development Goals Industry, Innovation and InfrastructureRequired Resources

Item Name	Type	No. of Units	Per Unit Cost (in Rs)	Total (in Rs)
			Total in (Rs)	78000
Beacons	Equipment	5	8000	40000
Smart camera 360	Equipment	4	7000	28000
Printing & publication overhead	Miscellaneous	1	10000	10000