Component-based middleware for distributed augmented reality applications
Mehdi Chouiten, Jean-Yves Didier, Malik Mallem · 2011
This paper describes the design and implementation of a middleware for a framework dedicated to Augmented Reality/Mixed Reality (AR/MR) applications. The goal is to offer an environment for the development of distributed applications running on mobile devices (wearable computers and/or smartphones). The paper first presents the main needs of an AR application and introduces the necessity of distribution in this field. Then we make a quick overview of existing distributed AR frameworks. The goal of this overview is to extract main features and strengths of each framework's architecture based on a set of defined criteria.