AUGMENTED REALITY SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR TELECOMMUNICATIONS SITE MODELING

• US 20180075649A1
• Filed: 11/17/2017
• Published: 03/15/2018
• Est. Priority Date: 05/20/2016
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Etak Systems, Llc
• Original Assignee: Etak Systems, Llc
• Inventors: GODWIN, Joshua, TERRY, Charlie, PRIEST, Lee
• Granted Patent: US 10,354,441 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• CPC Class Codes: B64C 39/024 of the remote controlled vehicle type, i.e. RPV
• CPC Class Codes: B64U 10/10 Rotorcrafts
• CPC Class Codes: B64U 10/13 Flying platforms
• CPC Class Codes: B64U 20/80 Arrangement of on-board electronics, e.g. avionics systems or wiring
• CPC Class Codes: B64U 2101/30 for imaging, photography or videography
• CPC Class Codes: B64U 2101/31 for surveillance
• CPC Class Codes: B64U 2201/10 autonomous, i.e. by navigating independently from ground or air stations, e.g. by using inertial navigation systems [INS]
• CPC Class Codes: B64U 60/50 with landing legs
• CPC Class Codes: B64U 70/90 Launching from or landing on platforms
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 2111/02 CAD in a network environment, e.g. collaborative CAD or distributed simulation
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 30/13 Architectural design, e.g. computer-aided architectural design [CAAD] related to design of buildings, bridges, landscapes, production plants or roads
• CPC Class Codes: G06T 17/05 Geographic models
• CPC Class Codes: G06T 17/20 Finite element generation, e.g. wire-frame surface description, tesselation
• CPC Class Codes: G06T 19/006 Mixed reality object pose determination, tracking or camera calibration for mixed reality G06T7/00
• CPC Class Codes: G06T 2207/10028 Range image; Depth image; 3D point clouds
• CPC Class Codes: G06T 2207/10032 Satellite or aerial image; Remote sensing
• CPC Class Codes: G06T 2207/30184 Infrastructure
• CPC Class Codes: G06T 7/75 involving models
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 23/698 for achieving an enlarged field of view, e.g. panoramic image capture
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 16/18 Network planning tools
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 24/08 : Testing, supervising or monitoring using real traffic
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 88/08 : Access point devices

Abstract

Systems and method for augmented reality to visualize a telecommunications site for planning, engineering, and installing equipment include creating a three-dimensional (3D) model of a virtual object representing the equipment; providing the 3D model of the virtual object to an augmented reality server; providing a virtual environment representing the telecommunications site; obtaining the virtual object from the augmented reality server; and selectively inserting the virtual object in the virtual environment for one or more of planning, engineering, and installation associated with the telecommunications site.

Claims

1. A method using augmented reality to visualize a telecommunications site for planning, engineering, and installing equipment, the method comprising:

creating a three-dimensional (3D) model of a virtual object representing the equipment;

providing the 3D model of the virtual object to an augmented reality server;

providing a virtual environment representing the telecommunications site;

obtaining the virtual object from the augmented reality server; and

selectively inserting the virtual object in the virtual environment for one or more of planning, engineering, and installation associated with the telecommunications site.

2. The method of claim 1, wherein the 3D model is created through steps of:

obtaining data capture of a particular object for the virtual object;

processing the captured data to create a 3D point cloud and generating a 3D mesh object; and

providing multiple files to represent the 3D model to the augmented reality server.

3. The method of claim 2, wherein the data capture is via an Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (UAV).

4. The method of claim 2, wherein the captured data is processed by editing one or more of the 3D point cloud and the 3D mesh object.

5. The method of claim 2, wherein the multiple files comprise an object file, a material library file, and a texture file.

6. The method of claim 1, wherein the 3D model is created through steps of:

creating the virtual object utilizing Computer Aided Design (CAD) software.

7. The method of claim 1, wherein the virtual environment is provided via a Web browser and the virtual object is selected and virtually inserted in the Web browser.

8. The method of claim 1, wherein the virtual environment is provided via a camera on a mobile device and the virtual object is selected and placed in the camera field of view.

9. A server configured for augmented reality to visualize a telecommunications site for planning, engineering, and installing equipment, the server comprising:

a network interface and a processor communicatively coupled to one another; and

memory storing instructions that, when executed, cause the processor to

create a three-dimensional (3D) model of a virtual object representing the equipment;

provide the 3D model of the virtual object to an augmented reality server;

provide a virtual environment representing the telecommunications site;

obtain the virtual object from the augmented reality server; and

selectively insert the virtual object in the virtual environment for one or more of planning, engineering, and installation associated with the telecommunications site.

10. The server of claim 9, wherein the 3D model is created through instructions that, when executed, cause the processor to:

obtain data capture of a particular object for the virtual object;

process the captured data to create a 3D point cloud and generating a 3D mesh object; and

provide multiple files to represent the 3D model to the augmented reality server.

11. The server of claim 10, wherein the data capture is via an Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (UAV).

12. The server of claim 10, wherein the captured data is processed by editing one or more of the 3D point cloud and the 3D mesh object.

13. The server of claim 10, wherein the multiple files comprise an object file, a material library file, and a texture file.

14. The server of claim 9, wherein the 3D model is created through instructions that, when executed, cause the processor to:

create the virtual object utilizing Computer Aided Design (CAD) software.

15. The server of claim 9, wherein the virtual environment is provided via a Web browser and the virtual object is selected and virtually inserted in the Web browser.

16. The server of claim 9, wherein the virtual environment is provided via a camera on a mobile device and the virtual object is selected and placed in the camera field of view.

17. A non-transitory computer-readable medium includes instructions that, when executed, cause one or more processors to perform the steps of:

creating a three-dimensional (3D) model of a virtual object representing the equipment;

providing the 3D model of the virtual object to an augmented reality server;

providing a virtual environment representing the telecommunications site;

obtaining the virtual object from the augmented reality server; and

selectively inserting the virtual object in the virtual environment for one or more of planning, engineering, and installation associated with the telecommunications site.

18. The non-transitory computer readable medium of claim 17, wherein the 3D model is created through steps of:

obtaining data capture of a particular object for the virtual object;

processing the captured data to create a 3D point cloud and generating a 3D mesh object; and

providing multiple files to represent the 3D model to the augmented reality server.

19. The non-transitory computer readable medium of claim 18, wherein the captured data is processed by editing one or more of the 3D point cloud and the 3D mesh object.

20. The non-transitory computer readable medium of claim 18, wherein the multiple files comprise an object file, a material library file, and a texture file.