Augmented Reality Indoor Navigation Using NavMesh
Matahari Bhakti Nendya, Aditya Wikan Mahastama, Bantolo Setiadi · 2023
Augmented reality has become an emerging technology that enables users to be assisted in navigating indoor environments. This technology offers a unique and immersive user experience as it combines real-world navigation with digital information overlay. Users can navigate indoor environments precisely and quickly with the aid of navigation solutions that use NavMesh and AR technology. This paper presents an implementation of AR indoor navigation using NavMesh on Unity AR Foundation Framework, focused on the 2nd floor Agape Building at Duta Wacana Christian University as the case study. The implementation includes designing the user interface, setting up NavMesh, and creating a 3D model of the building for the system. The system was tested using Android phones and the results of the evaluation using AR Checklist indicate that the AR indoor navigation system exhibited acceptable levels of efficiency, effectiveness, and user satisfaction among the participants. However, certain concerns pertaining to marker scanning or rescanning, the presence of magnetometer on a mobile device, and the optimization for devices with limited screen resolution should be addressed to enhance the system's usability in the future.