Abstract
The conventional and most common way to measure the interior of a room is using a measuring tape and other similar tools. However, it is not productive and often more than one worker is required to assist the measurement process. The goal of this study is to discuss the acceptability and usability of Android-based measurement mobile app designed for interior designers, civil engineer designers and water pipe workers. The user can take the measurement of the traditional form of the interior room from the image captured and to give the result of the area of space from the measurement taken from the image. The developed mobile app includes a virtual screen ruler to measure the approximate length and width of the room. This can be achieved by having a reference scale from the user and the camera lens must be focused at the study points. The result is then calculated from the video stream through the camera. The data obtained is then formulated in the area in order to obtain the result of the space area. The user will receive the results on the display screen as soon as the calculation is carried out. Later, the results revealed that, while not part of the original research goal, the applications can also be used to calculate the height and length of an object. Finally, an extended review of the mobile app is provided, which shows its high applicability and user acceptability.
Highlights
The advancement in the ability of today's smartphones has taken off tremendously
Mobile programmers have created measuring apps iJIM ‒ Vol 14, No 20, 2020. Such as pedometers that count each step a person takes by monitoring the motion of a person [44], speedometers or odometer apps to measure car and bike speed [41], pulse apps to measure user pulse rate by analyzing blood flow information from fingertip [25], tape measurement apps to measure length, distance, location, height, or even steps taken by the user, etc. [20][36]
This paper presents the creation of an Android-based measurement app
Summary
The advancement in the ability of today's smartphones has taken off tremendously. It has allowed us to introduce a new methodology that enables mobile device sensors/tools to be used to capture, measure, and track almost everything around a person or an entity. Mobile programmers have created measuring apps iJIM ‒ Vol 14, No 20, 2020. Such as pedometers that count each step a person takes by monitoring the motion of a person [44], speedometers or odometer apps to measure car and bike speed [41], pulse apps to measure user pulse rate by analyzing blood flow information from fingertip [25], tape measurement apps to measure length, distance, location, height, or even steps taken by the user, etc. Apps are a common demand in the technology industry in this era of globalization, and maybe one day, there will be smartphone app available to detect viruses/bacteria in our blood
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