Standards Development

Scope

This document specifies an information modelling method for defining the information necessary to generate virtual environments using physical sensors. It defines MAR (mixed and augmented reality) objects, including 3D virtual objects, sensors, physical properties, and physical interfaces, that can be represented in such environments. This document specifies an information model and interfaces that can be used to implement the sensor representation in mixed and augmented reality specified in ISO/IEC 18038.

This document specifies the following functionalities:

a) a scene graph data model for representing sensor information in 3D virtual environments;

b) definitions and methods for representing and manipulating sensor properties in 3D virtual environments;

c) fundamental information components for defining sensors and their associated information in 3D virtual environments;

d) scene access interfaces for integrating and exchanging sensor information across real and virtual environments;

e) sensor operational interfaces for accessing and manipulating sensors within 3D virtual environments; and

f) use cases for information modelling for sensor representation in 3D virtual environments

This document provides a data model for information systems that use sensors and virtual environments to represent and to exchange information and functions within MAR-based scenes.[1] It does not define specific physical interfaces necessary for manipulating devices; instead, it defines common functional interfaces that can be used interchangeably across applications. Sensors, together with their associated functions and properties can be incorporated into the scene graph of the data model as necessary.