Augmented reality device, system, and method for safety
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1. An augmented reality (AR) hazard display, comprising:
- a user tracker tracking a user'"'"'s position in real-time;
an audio source to produce sounds and/or audio prompts for the user;
a communicator receiving real-time data indicative of a hazard from a plurality of sensors, the plurality of sensors comprising;
a gas sensor for detecting a gas and providing gas data, the gas sensor being positioned remotely from the augmented reality hazard display, the gas sensor being in a fixed geographical position; and
a weather sensor for providing wind data;
a processor configured to;
in response to the hazard, create a geo-fence indicative of virtual barriers surrounding a hazardous area of the hazard based on receiving the real-time data;
combine the user'"'"'s position tracked by the user tracker and the real-time data to provide an augmented reality (AR) message when the user enters the geo-fence, wherein the augmented reality (AR) message comprises two or more of a hazard identification indicative of an extent and/or severity of the hazard, a map of an area contaminated by hazard, a direction of hazard travel, and an estimation of future hazard movement;
in response to the hazard, estimating movement of the gas based on the gas data and the wind data;
combine the user'"'"'s position tracked by the user tracker and the estimated movement of the gas to provide an augmented reality (AR) message comprising visual images of a map of an area contaminated by the gas and navigational messages directing the user to a safe place; and
if the user is in a low or no visibility environment, provide the navigational messages directing the user to the safe place via the audio source; and
an interface to convey the AR messages to the user.
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Abstract
Disclosed is a device, system, and method utilizing augmented-reality (AR) for safety. The AR safety system generates hazard-response messages in response to sensor data in order to help users understand and response to hazards in work environments in an intuitive and effective way. The AR safety system fuses a plurality of technologies. These technologies include person location/tracking, hazard detection/tracking, and augmented reality (i.e., AR).
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1. An augmented reality (AR) hazard display, comprising:
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a user tracker tracking a user'"'"'s position in real-time; an audio source to produce sounds and/or audio prompts for the user; a communicator receiving real-time data indicative of a hazard from a plurality of sensors, the plurality of sensors comprising; a gas sensor for detecting a gas and providing gas data, the gas sensor being positioned remotely from the augmented reality hazard display, the gas sensor being in a fixed geographical position; and a weather sensor for providing wind data; a processor configured to; in response to the hazard, create a geo-fence indicative of virtual barriers surrounding a hazardous area of the hazard based on receiving the real-time data; combine the user'"'"'s position tracked by the user tracker and the real-time data to provide an augmented reality (AR) message when the user enters the geo-fence, wherein the augmented reality (AR) message comprises two or more of a hazard identification indicative of an extent and/or severity of the hazard, a map of an area contaminated by hazard, a direction of hazard travel, and an estimation of future hazard movement; in response to the hazard, estimating movement of the gas based on the gas data and the wind data; combine the user'"'"'s position tracked by the user tracker and the estimated movement of the gas to provide an augmented reality (AR) message comprising visual images of a map of an area contaminated by the gas and navigational messages directing the user to a safe place; and if the user is in a low or no visibility environment, provide the navigational messages directing the user to the safe place via the audio source; and an interface to convey the AR messages to the user. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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9. An augmented reality (AR) safety system, comprising:
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a hazard tracker comprising; a gas sensor for detecting a gas and providing gas data, the gas sensor being positioned remotely from an AR hazard display; and a weather sensor for providing wind data; an audio source to produce sounds and/or audio prompts; a user tracker for tracking a user'"'"'s position; and the AR hazard display communicatively coupled to the hazard tracker, the audio source, and the user tracker, the AR hazard display adapted to; in response to detected gas; estimate movement of the gas based on the gas data and the wind data; and create a geo-fence indicative of virtual barriers surrounding a hazardous area based on the estimated movement of the gas; combine the tracked user-position and estimated movement of the gas to generate AR messages; present the AR messages to the user when the user enters the geo-fence, the AR messages comprising two or more of hazard identity indicative of an extent and/or severity of the detected gas, a map of an area contaminated by the gas, a direction of gas travel, and an estimation of future gas movement; present visual images of a map of an area contaminated by the gas and navigational messages directing the user to a safe place based on the tracked user-position and the estimated movement of the gas; and if the user is in a low or no visibility environment, provide the navigational messages directing the user to the safe place via the audio source. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17)
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18. A computer-implemented method for generating an augmented-reality (AR) message, the method comprising:
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gathering, in real-time, wind data from a weather sensor and gas data from a gas sensor, the gas sensor being in a fixed geographical position; gathering, in real-time, user-position data from at least one user-tracking sensor; in response to detected gas; estimating movement of the gas based on the gas data and the wind data; creating a geo-fence indicative of virtual barriers surrounding a hazardous area based on the estimated movement of the gas; generating, based on the gathered user-position data and the gas data, an AR message when the user enters the geo-fence, the AR message comprising two or more of a hazard identity indicative of an extent and/or severity of the detected gas, a map of an area contaminated by the gas, a direction of gas travel, and an estimation of future gas movement; presenting visual images of a map of an area contaminated by the gas and navigational messages directing the user to a safe place based on the user-position data and the estimated movement of the gas; and if the user is in a low or no visibility environment, provide the navigational messages directing the user to the safe place via an audio source.
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