the sixth sense technology- description
The sixth sense technology allows users to "stop by any surface or wall and flick through the photos she/he has taken"(Vadehra, 2010). The implementation of the sixth sense technology "consists of five main components and a microphone which is optional and can be used for speech recognition purpose, that collectively acts as a system in itself and each device has its important role in the system"(Agrawal, Gupta, 2012). The complete devices consist of five main components which are a web-cam or a digital camera, a laptop or a cellphone, markers, a mirror and a projector. Each components has a unique duty to fulfill in order to make the system work properly and they are explained below.
Camera
The camera's duty in the system is to keep track of the hand motions and gestures with the help of computer-vision based techniques.
It gathers the hand gestures and than sends the data to the smart phone. The camera literally works as an eye of an human and has a duty to see whatever the user sees along with the hand gestures.
It gathers the hand gestures and than sends the data to the smart phone. The camera literally works as an eye of an human and has a duty to see whatever the user sees along with the hand gestures.
Projector
The projector has a big importance in the system because with out it there will be no visualization and the whole technology will be worthless without it.
The projector has a battery part inside which supports the projector itself with 3 hours of battery life. "The projector projects visual information enabling surfaces, walls and physical objects around the user to be used as interfaces" says Arjun K. R. the author of Sixth Sense Technology in 2010.
The projector has a battery part inside which supports the projector itself with 3 hours of battery life. "The projector projects visual information enabling surfaces, walls and physical objects around the user to be used as interfaces" says Arjun K. R. the author of Sixth Sense Technology in 2010.
Mirror
The usage of the mirror is simple as itself. "The mirror is used to focus projections on surface"(Sharma, 2012).
Smartphone
Smartphone works as the heart of the 6th sense technology because it contains the most important part- the software in it. It is the one and only component that has an access to internet which will allow technology to "receive voice and data anywhere and to anyone"(Arjun K. R, 2010). The device processes the video data while the other software deals with the hand motions.
Colored markers
Basically, it is coloring the finger tips of the user for the webcam to capture certain hand motions and gestures. "The movements and arrangements of these markers are interpreted into gestures that act as interaction instructions for the projected application interfaces"(Sharma, 2012). The colored markers actually "works like the keyboard as well as the mouse" (Raksha K, 2012).
In an article called Sixth Sense Technology in RIT, in 2012, Poongodi mentions that the use of colored markers " can be removed by improving the gesture recognition algorithm" or instead of using colored tape, user can paint his/her nails in different colors in order to make a contrast.
In conclusion of description, the technology now seems a little hard to carry around for a specific user but the components could be substituted with more convenient devices as the technology improves.
In an article called Sixth Sense Technology in RIT, in 2012, Poongodi mentions that the use of colored markers " can be removed by improving the gesture recognition algorithm" or instead of using colored tape, user can paint his/her nails in different colors in order to make a contrast.
In conclusion of description, the technology now seems a little hard to carry around for a specific user but the components could be substituted with more convenient devices as the technology improves.