Guest Editorial Special Issue on Wearable and Ego-Vision Systems for Augmented Experience
Giuseppe Serra, Rita Cucchiara, Kris Kitani, Javier Civera · IEEE Transactions on Human-Machine Systems · 2017
The papers in this special section focus on the deployment of wearable computing technologies and ego-vision systems for augmented reality applications. Rapid progress in the development of low-level component technologies such as wearable sensors, wearable displays, and wearable computers is making our digital lives grow, connect, and play a relevant role in reality. To name a few examples, body-mounted sensors and displays help athletes in training by presenting real-time performance metrics such as speed, distance, and heart rate.Wearable systems allow medical staff in hospitals to consult specialists located anywhere in the world, in real time, providing optimal patient care. And within the context of assistive technologies, a head-mounted camera can be used to identify and convey the presence of objects, people, or text to a visually impaired user.