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Improving Remote Spatial Understanding by Transmitting Spherical Images via Video Chat Applications
International Journal of Automation Technology ; 16(3):286-295, 2022.
Article in English | Scopus | ID: covidwho-1879729
ABSTRACT
Manufacturing functions are often performed by groups of engineers who cooperate and gather at work sites. However, since the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic, the movement and activities of groups of people have been restricted, especially in indoor spaces. This reduction in travel by engineers also implies a reduction in associated costs. Telepresence technology, which is studied in the field of virtual re-ality, can be used as a way to reduce travel. Telep-resence allows users to engage with a site from a remote location as if they were present. Thus, engineers would be able to participate in a working group with-out the necessity of physically traveling to the site to cooperate with local manufacturing people. A variety of telepresence systems have been proposed;however, relatively few methods have been widely implemented compared with video chat applications that have re-cently become an established infrastructure in many companies. This is most likely because most proposed systems use robots, head-mounted displays, or dedi-cated multi-functional applications that require engineers to learn how to use them. One way to use a video chat application to understand a remote space is to have a remote participant move a camera used in a video chat application. In contrast, many VR social networking services use a viewing method with which users can change their viewing direction on the computer screen. In this study, we demonstrate that a system that allows users to rotate their viewing perspec-tive on a laptop computer screen can provide an easier understanding of a virtual space than a system that re-quires a remote person to move a webcam. Based on these results, we propose a system that allows users to view a remote location on a laptop computer screen via a video chat application and an off-the-shelf spherical camera, and evaluate its usefulness. © Fuji Technology Press Ltd.
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Full text: Available Collection: Databases of international organizations Database: Scopus Language: English Journal: International Journal of Automation Technology Year: 2022 Document Type: Article