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One of the most important parts of augmented reality is the ability of the user to see his or her environment. However, the augmented reality device also has to “see” it, and that involves a computer-based vision system. Augmented reality is an amazingly diverse, robust, and complicated field, and if ever there was an industry where one size does not fit all, it is the augmented reality arena.
There are seven classes of augmented reality systems: helmet, head-up display smart-glasses (Integrated, and add-on), projection, specialized and other.
Some of the glasses use audio as the information presentation (including navigation). Others, again designating themselves as offering augmented reality smart-glasses merely offer an embedded camera in a glasses frame.
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Peddie, J. (2017). Types of Augmented Reality. In: Augmented Reality . Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-54502-8_2
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