How to Make your own sixth sense Device

                                       

                                                                     
So you want to create your own device Sixth Sense. And what now?
SixthSense is a hand gesture interface, which increases the physical world around us with digital information and allows the natural hand motions to interact with that information.


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Description SixthSense.Components Computers

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The camera is the fundamental element of the system means SixthSense. Section serves as a digital point system. Basically, is the stage between the user sees. Video stream is captured by the camera to connect the mobile computing device to calculate the corresponding machine vision allows. The main functions of the camera may be listed as:

Capture of hand movements and gestures of the user (used in the reorganization of the users of gestures)
Capture the scene on the front and the objects that interact with the user (used in the reorganization of the object and up)
Take a picture of the scene when the user selects a "frame" gesture
Capture the scene estimated the interface (used to estimate the correct orientation placement, and appearance of the interface components)
Featured Product: Logitech QuickCam Pro for NotebooksProjectorThe projector is the key output of the system SixthSense device. The projector increases visual surfaces, walls and physical objects the user to interact with digital projection and graphical user interface with information. The mobile device can display the contents of the projector. The projector used in the prototype powered by a rechargeable battery. The main features of the projector can be listed as:

Projects selected for the program GUI on the front surfaces or walls
Increasing physical objects the user with the project on time and related information, interact via the Internet at
Suggested Products: Can laser (AAXA, Microvision) or LED (3M MPro110) buy Projectors.


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The mirror reflects the projection of the projector and thus contributes to the projection on the desired locations on the walls or surfaces. The user can set the angle of the mirror to change the position of the forecast period. For example, in applications where the user of the projection to the ground and not in front, which can change the angle of the mirror, going to change the estimate. This helps in SixthSense mirror to the limitation of space projection projector.Suggested limited improvement products: All 1 "x1" first surface mirror

Microphone


The microphone is an optional component of SixthSense. Required the use of media such as a computer interface. If the user wishes to use a piece of paper in an interactive surface, cut the microphone on the paper. The microphone is connected in this way captures audio signals, the role of the user. This information is sent to computer facilities for treatment. Later combined with the tracking information for the user's finger, the system can identify the precise control of events on paper. Here, the signal is detected by the time the information microphone, while the camera follows. This technique allowed the application was declared above.Suggested Product: Logitech QuickCam Pro Microphone support


Mobile computing device


The system uses a mobile computing device SixthSense on the user's pocket as a treatment device. The program provides all the system resources for computer equipment. The device can be a phone or a laptop. The camera-projector and a microphone to this unit via a wired connection or wireless. The details of the program will run on the device the next section. The mobile device also connects to the Internet via the 3G network or wireless connection.

Featured Product: A Windows PC

Now you have all these parts, you should find a way to combine them. Using Lego base to form syrup. Projector, camera and mirror assembly can be installed directly in the database. You can use Velcro to combine products.

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Information about software SixthSense at all.

SixthSenseThe prototype system running software component goes to the Windows platform and most of the code written in C + + and C #. Our new version will take, and is developing, which is a mobile version.NOTE: We are way to git the code this week. Meanwhile, you can download v0.1 beta with below.WuW

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v0.1

As WUW_v0.1WUW_v0.1 SixthSense is beta code (Wear Ur World WuW design center called up). Last modified runs on Windows. Make Visual Studio and Direct X installed. Extract and copy the files anywhere wuw_v0.1.zip your computer. Open WUW01.sln (present in the "Code") and press F5 to debug. If you can debug a black screen with a small square box on the right, the mouse moves around and a list of options, such as camera cards and Applications.Camera: you can choose which camera to use and set up camera. Let the camera settings you need a camera reflected. Also recommended is the use of the balance of fixed exposure / manual and white, so that the camera image is stable and independent light.Tokens: recent changes to this code uses the fingers and colored markers. No more than 4 different colors to make most applications. We recommend the use of red, yellow, blue and green (or color that is different enough). We note also that the film matte / objects work best when changes are less reflective. If you click on screen Add 'marker starts blinking and after 4-5 seconds for an image, so you can add codes manually, as new markers. You can select and drag the cursor color screen, the mouse pointer. Once you find 4 (A, P, M and N) was added to the software starts to hold 4 markers You can set a time to improve the follow .. You can save bookmarks and can be used again in later games, or new favorites can all times.Applications: There are three ways to start any application Guide Applications may choose to allow applications to load and you run the "Menu" menu to load programs and activated in a gesture of Namaste. When the menu screen, you can choose the application at hand, and click (gesture guide to move the cursor and click hide P marker.

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Hardware Components Sense.Suggestions Local ComponentsThese Friday to buy the basic parts you need to buy. You can choose any brand, and the following list of items that worked well for us:

Pico-projector
        Laser
            AAXA ~ $ 110
            Microvision ~ $ 200
        L.E.D
            3M MPro110 ~ $ 270

    Camera
        Logitech QuickCam Pro for Notebooks ~ $ 23

    Microphone
        Microphone Logitech QuickCam Pro for Notebooks ~ $ 23

    A set of mirrors
        Front mirror front is the best, 1 "X1" first surface mirror (this can be purchased from anywhere, ie Ebay)

    Laptop Computer: Any computer with Windows (that act as mobile computing device)

 LicensesLicense Informationa) the GPL version 3.0 - Any project that contains distributed within, or refers to any part of Sixth Sense source code must be released with source code under GPL version 3.0 or later.

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