• 한국CDE학회논문집
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• 제16권4호
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• pp.277-284
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• 2011

In tangible augmented reality (AR) environments for virtual prototyping, the user interacts with virtual products by manipulating tangible objects with his or her hands, but the user often encounter awkward situations in which his or her hands are occluded by augmented virtual objects, which reduces both immersion and ease of interaction. In this paper, we present how to resolve such hand region occlusion in order to enhance natural interaction and immersive visualization. In the AR environment considered, we use two types (product-type and pointer-type) of tangible objects for tangible user interaction with a virtual product of interest. Holding the tangible objects with his or her hands, the user can create input events by touching specified regions of the product-type tangible object with the pointer-type tangible object. We developed a method for resolving hand region occlusion frequently arising during such user interaction, It first detect hand region in a real image and refines the rendered image of the virtual object by subtracting the hand region from the rendered image, Then, it superimposes the refined image onto the real image to obtain an image in which the occlusion is resolved. Incorporated into tangible AR interaction for virtual prototyping of handheld products such as cellular phones and MP3 players, the method has been found by a preliminary user study that it is not only useful to improve natural interaction and immersive visualization of virtual products, but also helpful for making the users experience the products' shapes and functions better.

• 한국컴퓨터그래픽스학회논문지
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• 제9권1호
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• pp.19-27
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• 2003

Most interaction schemes in virtual environment are indirect in one way or another. ln particular, without a haptic device (which introduces its own problems due to its cumbersomeness), users must rely on visual (or/and aural) feedback, and can not directly appreciate the 3Dness of the interaction object even with stereoscopy. This causes a drop in object presence because people are used to, for instance, observing objects in one's hand, rotating and manipulating them with physical contact. To alleviate this problem, this paper proposes a hand-held cubic screen, named TangibleScreen, on which the appearance of the target interaction object is projected. We choose the Relief Texture Mapping as the rendering method to correctly generate the viewer dependent textures to be projected on the non-planar surfaces of the TangibleScreen.

• 한국CDE학회논문집
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• 제16권1호
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• pp.1-10
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• 2011

In this paper, we propose an AR-based tangible interaction using a finger fixture for virtual evaluation of digital handheld products. To realize tangible interaction between a user and a product in a computer-vision based AR environment, we uses two types of tangible objects: a product-type object and a finger fixture. The product-type object is used to acquire the position and orientation of the product, and the finger fixture is used to recognize the position of a finger tip. The two objects are fabricated by RP technology and AR markers are attached to them. The finger fixture is designed to satisfy various requirements with an ultimate goal that the user holding the finger fixture in his or her index finger can create HMI events by touching specified regions (buttons or sliders) of the product-type object with the finger tip. By assessing the accuracy of the proposed interaction, we have found that it can be applied to a wide variety of digital handheld products whose button size is not less than 6 mm. After performing the design evaluation of several handheld products using the proposed AR-based tangible interaction, we received highly encouraging feedback from users since the proposed interaction is intuitive and tangible enough to provide a feeling like manipulating products with human hands.

• 한국CDE학회논문집
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• 제17권6호
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• pp.417-425
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• 2012

In recent years, great attention has been paid to using simple physical objects as tangible objects to improve user interaction in augmented reality (AR) environments. In this paper, we address AR-based user interaction using tangible objects, which has been used as a key component for virtual design evaluation of engineered products including digital handheld products. We herein consider the use of two types (product-type and pointer-type) of tangible objects. The user creates input events by touching specified parts of the product-type object with the pointer-type object, and the virtual product reacts to the events by rendering its visual and auditory contents on the output devices. The product-type object is used to reflect the geometric shape of a product of interest and to determine its position and orientation in the AR environment. The pointer-type object is used to recognize the reference position of the pointer (or finger) in the same environment. The rapid prototype of the product is employed as a good alternative to the product-type object, but various alternatives to the pointer-type object can be considered according to fabrication process and touching mechanism. In this paper, we present four alternatives to the pointer-type object and investigate their strong and weak points by performing experimental comparison of their various aspects including interaction accuracy, task performance, and qualitative user experience.

• 한국CDE학회논문집
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• 제13권3호
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• pp.209-216
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• 2008

This paper presents a novel approach to design evaluation of portable consumer electronic (PCE) products using augmented reality (AR) based tangible interaction and functional behavior simulation. In the approach, the realistic visualization is acquired by overlaying the rendered image of a PCE product on the real world environment in real-time using computer vision based augmented reality. For tangible user interaction in an AR environment, the user creates input events by touching specified regions of the product-type tangible object with the pointer-type tangible object. For functional behavior simulation, we adopt state transition methodology to capture the functional behavior of the product into a markup language-based information model, and build a finite state machine (FSM) to controls the transition between states of the product based on the information model. The FSM is combined with AR-based tangible objects whose operation in the AR environment facilitates the realistic visualization and functional simulation of the product, and thus realizes faster product design and development. Based on the proposed approach, a product design evaluation system has been developed and applied for the design evaluation of various PCE products with highly encouraging feedbacks from users.

• 제어로봇시스템학회:학술대회논문집
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• 제어로봇시스템학회 2004년도 ICCAS
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• pp.1093-1097
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• 2004

We propose 'the haptic primitive' for haptic rendering without the need to solve complicated parametric equations. To develop 'the haptic primitive', we adopted "the God-Object Method" as a haptic rendering algorithm and applied 'Constructive Solid Geometry' to manage haptic objects. Besides being used in the 'ghost library' of $PHANToMTM^{TM}$ our method can be used as a basic component for developing tools and libraries that aim to simplify haptic modeling. It can also be applied to tactile display modules and temporal display modules. Ultimately it can be developed into a one-stop haptic modeling tool that enables the user to more conveniently create a tangible CAD systems or a tangible e-ommerce system.

• 한국HCI학회:학술대회논문집
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• 한국HCI학회 2007년도 학술대회 2부
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• pp.264-269
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• 2007

본 논문에서는 감각형 객체(Tangible Object)를 이용한 테이블에서의 2D/3D 상호작용 시스템을 제안한다. 제안된 시스템은 기존의 ARTable[1]에 직육면체 형태의 감각형 객체와 카메라가 장착된 이동형 모니터를 추가하여 제작되었다. 감각형 객체는 모든 면에 ARToolkit[3]에서 쓰이는 마커가 부착되어 있으며, 내부에는 진동자와 불루투스 통신 모듈이 삽입되어 있다. 또한 카메라가 달린 모니터는 모니터 암에 연결되어 사용자가 이동하며 ARTable 상판을 관측할 수 있도록 부착되어 있다. 이 시스템를 이용하여 사용자는 디스플레이형 테이블인 ARTable 위에서 가상공간을 네비게이션(2D 상호작용)할 때 정확한 길을 찾아가기 위한 도움을 받을 수 있을 뿐만 아니라, 증강현실 환경에서 가상객체와 3D 상호작용을 할 수 있다. 또한 진동 모듈과 이를 제어하기 위한 블루투스 모듈이 내장 되어있어, 특정한 이벤트 발생시 진동자를 이용하여 사용자에게 촉각 감응 효과를 줄 수 있다. 제안된 시스템은 교육, 엔터테이먼트, 등 다양한 분야에서 사용될 수 있다.

• 전자공학회논문지CI
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• 제49권4호
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• pp.71-81
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• 2012

다양한 사용자들이 증강 현실을 쉽게 제작하기 위하여 3차원 물체의 추적 및 인식이 가능하도록 하기 위한 물체 등록과정이 직관적이고 간단하여야 한다. 물체 등록에 활용될 수 있는 다양한 3차원 재구성 방법이 개발되었지만, 아직은 실험적인 단계에 있다. 본 논문은 증강 현실 저작 시 다양한 사용자들에게 다양한 환경에서 직관적으로 활용될 수 있도록 하기 위한 3차원 재구성 방법으로써 마커를 활용하는 마커 기반 탠저블 인터페이스를 제안한다. 본 논문에서 제안하는 인터페이스를 이용하여 사용자가 물체의 표면을 직접 접촉함으로써 물체 여러 표면의 3차원 기하학 정보를 획득한다. 이 인터페이스를 이용하여 단순히 그래픽적인 모델링을 위한 3차원 재구성을 하는 것이 아니라 물체의 특징점 정보를 제공함으로써 증강현실에 활용할 수 있도록 한다. 최종적으로 제안하는 방법을 통하여 증강 현실 응용을 보임으로써 제안하는 방법의 효용성을 확인한다.

• 한국CDE학회논문집
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• 제18권5호
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• pp.374-383
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• 2013

Various interaction techniques have been studied for providing the feeling of touch and improve immersion in augmented reality (AR) environments. Tangible AR interaction exploiting two types (product-type and pointer-type) of simple objects has earned great interest for cost-effective design evaluation of digital handheld products. When the sizes of markers attached to the objects are kept big to obtain better marker recognition, the pointer-type object frequently and significantly occludes the product-type object, which deteriorates natural visualization and level of immersion in an AR environment. In this paper, in order to overcome such problems, we propose tangible AR interaction using fingertip touch combined with small-sized markers. The proposed approach facilitates the use of convex polygons to recover the boundaries of AR markers which are partially occluded. It also properly enlarges the pattern area of each AR marker to reduce the sizes of AR markers without sacrificing the quality of marker detection. We empirically verified the quality of the proposed approach, and applied it in the process of design evaluation of digital products. From experimental results, we found that the approach is comparably accurate enough to be applied to the design evaluation process and tangible enough to provide a pseudo feeling of manipulating virtual products with human hands.

• 한국정보과학회논문지:소프트웨어및응용
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• 제31권10호
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• pp.1356-1363
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• 2004

본 논문에서는 미디어 컨텐츠를 직관적으로 조작할 수 있는 새로운 형태의 감각형 미디어 제어 시스템(TMCS: Tangible Media Control System)을 제안한다. 현재 대부분의 사용자들은 키보드와 마우스를 사용하여 디지털 미디어 컨텐츠를 접하고 있으나 이는 사용자가 미디어 컨텐츠를 조작하는 데 있어서 직관적이지 못한 단점을 가진다. 제안된 시스템은 키보드와 마우스를 대신하여 일상 생활의 오브젝트에 RFID 태그와 트래커를 내장시킨 감각형 오브젝트를 이용하여 사용자가 직관적으로 미디어 컨텐츠를 접근하고 제어할 수 있는 감각적인 인터페이스를 제공한다. 그리고 사용자의 기호에 따라 미디어 컨텐츠들을 합성하거나 조작할 수 있는 기능을 제공함으로써 미디어 컨텐츠와 다양한 상호 작용을 지원한다. 또한 사용자 및 상황 정보를 이용하여 사용자의 기호에 따른 개인화 된 미디어 컨텐츠를 제공함으로서 사용자의 욕구를 충족 시켜 줄 수 있는 환경을 제공한다. 더 나아가 이러한 장점을 기반으로 하여 인터렉티브 멀티미디어 재생기 및 제작기, 그리고 멀티미디어 기반의 교육 및 오락 프로그램 등 다양한 분야에 적용할 수 있다.