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[Paper] Enhancement of Floating Sensation by Introducing Aerial Guide to Aerial Signage Formed with AIRR Using Fresnel Lens

Year: 2024

Type: article

Abstract: Our goal is to realize a large-scale aerial display for the use of traffic information display. One of the primary challenges is to enhance the floating sensation of the aerial image. Depth perception diminishes with increasing distance due to inherent human visual limitations. Therefore, ingenuity was needed to make the aerial image appear to float over long distances. We propose the use of an aerial guide to enhance the observer's perception of the floating sensation in the aerial image at extended distance. The aerial guide is a frame that surrounds the aerial sign on the aerial image plane. The purpose of this paper is to confirm the effectiveness of aerial guide. We investigate how the presence of the aerial guide alters the observer's floating sensation using our prototype. Additionally, we examine the impact of varying colors on the floating effect of the aerial images through the method of pair comparison.

Source: ITE Transactions on Media Technology and Applications

DOI: 10.3169/mta.13.14

Authors: Shinya Sakane, Hiroki Takatsuka, Shiro Suyama, Hirotsugu Yamamoto

Institutions: Utsunomiya University, Seiwa Electric MFG. Co., Ltd. (Japan)

Language: English

Topic: Advanced Optical Imaging Technologies

Subfield: Media Technology

Field: Engineering

Domain: Physical Sciences

Open Access status: diamond

Funder: Japan Society for the Promotion of Science

Awards: Research on the improvement of visibility and usability of aerial displays and the underlying perceptual mechanisms, Compact aerial display by use of multiple reflections and its applications for aquatic CAVE for VR Biology, All-around and/or far-way observable 3D display by using refractive-control device