Many-a-times we waste a lot of time figuring
out directions in huge indoor spaces like hospitals, malls,
colleges and many such places where outdoor navigation
systems don’t work. We intend to provide a solution to
this root cause. The proposed system will bridge this gap
of navigation in indoor places using Augmented Reality
Technology and smartphones. This would act as a virtual
guide to the user in indoor environments. Users can
simply use their smartphones and they will get directions
in real time through augmented reality on their screen.
The directions would be provided using multiple factors
such as sensor calculations, device orientation and image
recognition using Computer Vision. The system would
allow pedestrians to navigate through large indoor
environments easily using just their Smartphone. This
project will make available a scalable computer vision
based navigation system for indoor environments. This
system will eliminate use of any hardware devices in the
current indoor navigation system other than the users’
mobile device.
Keywords : Indoor Navigation, Computer Vision, Augmented Reality