Universitiy Navigation using Augmented Reality and QR Code

Inspiration

I was very excited when I could finally take offline classes at my University after the Pandemic. I was seeing friends and trying different new things with them and wanted to explore everything that the university had to provide. But something that I found difficult in the process was finding rooms that I was looking for. There were maps on the wall, but they were not very helpful as soon as I stepped away from them. So, I decided to look for systems that can be used to navigate inside building. The research made me aware of many new and fancy technology, but I found AR and QR tech to be the perfect in-expensive and useful tech for the purpose.

What it does

The project provides user with different destination options and after choosing the destination, with the help of AR, a navigation line guides the user to the desired location.

How we built it

We first collected the floor map of the building, then a 3D model of building was created. A navigation subject was also created with average human measurements. Graph inside the 3D model was then projected and A* algorithm was used to calculate shortest path among various points in it.

Challenges we ran into

The main challenge was to give accurate measurements of the building as little change in the scale of huge building led to inaccurate positioning.

Accomplishments that we're proud of

The app was then given to multiple users to use, and they found it helpful as it fulfilled the purpose, which made me feel accomplished and proud.

What we learned

I learnt about a whole new possibility that AR has and what Unity platform has to offer, which I has no knowledge about before. This opened up a whole new world of possibilities for me.