Aero Glass today announced it will demonstrate its augmented reality app for aviation on the Epson Moverio™ BT-200 smart glasses at the 2015 International Consumer Electronics Show this week in Las Vegas at the Epson America booth #74728 in the Sands Convention Center.
Aero Glass is developing optical head tracking capabilities for the Moverio to meet the augmented reality needs of pilots. While the current set of motion sensors in the Moverio glasses provides accurate tracking of user movement, pilots require additional sensors when flying such as optical head tracking. By using optical head tracking, the Epson Moverio BT-200 smart glasses will sense user motion inside the cockpit and the software will overlay graphics of navigation information directly on top of terrain outside the cockpit.
"Epson has been incredibly supportive in our effort to deliver cost-effective augmented reality solutions to the aviation industry," says Cameron Clarke, COO of Aero Glass. "Pilots will soon have access to a rich set of navigation aids and checklists visible in the Moverio smart glasses."
"Epson is excited to be working with Aero Glass to bring augmented reality to the cockpit using the Moverio BT-200 smart glasses," said Anna Jen, director, New Ventures/New Products for Epson America. "The Moverio BT-200 smart glasses provide developers the opportunity to create exciting applications that take advantage of the Moverio platform's unique 'look-through' transparent display capabilities."
Leveraging Epson's patented core technologies, the Moverio BT-200 offers an unparalleled binocular smart glasses experience optimized for augmented reality applications. Micro projectors located on each side of the lens project transparent overlays of digital content directly in the user's field of view over the real-world environment. In addition to the Moverio BT-200's sensors for head-motion tracking and hands-free navigation, the smart glasses include a front-facing camera for video as well as image capture that detects real-world markers for augmented reality (AR) applications.
