Exploration of Indoor Navigation Technologies and Development of a Prototype Application
Publication: Computing in Civil Engineering 2023
ABSTRACT
As university buildings become more complex, navigating them and finding rooms and exits, especially for newcomers, has become increasingly difficult. This study aimed to explore the literature on indoor navigation technologies, examine the use of as-built 3D scans in indoor navigation, and develop a prototype application to assist users in locating facilities such as restrooms or exits during emergencies in a university building. The study analyzed data, evaluated the perceptions of students who visited the building, and developed a prototype application based on a 3D scan of a university building. The study used a Faro laser scanner to scan the indoor hallway of the building and collected 3D point cloud data, which was converted into a mesh model and an area target using the Vuforia engine. The study then exported the mesh model and area target to a Unity application to develop the prototype indoor navigation application using the Vuforia engine and Unity.
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Computing in Civil Engineering 2023
Pages: 666 - 673
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Published online: Jan 25, 2024
ASCE Technical Topics:
- Automation and robotics
- Bibliographies
- Buildings
- Colleges and universities
- Computer vision and image processing
- Education
- Engineering fundamentals
- Engines
- Equipment and machinery
- Geomatics
- Information management
- Methodology (by type)
- Models (by type)
- Navigation (geomatic)
- Practice and Profession
- Structural engineering
- Structures (by type)
- Systems engineering
- Three-dimensional models
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