Abstract
Recently a ubiquitous sensor network which collects our environmental information gets increasingly popular, a visualization application is necessary for users to manage complicated wireless networks, however, these applications are developed individually for wireless communication standard or a type of wireless device. Therefore, users are forced to adopt and use the application individually according to the target of the wireless network. In this paper, we propose a visualization platform for wireless network environments using augmented reality technology, and evaluate the effectiveness of the platform. From the result of the evaluation, we have confirmed the proposed platform has availability for visualization and management of wireless networks.
Highlights
Wireless networks of various standards such as Wi-Fi [1], Bluetooth [2], and ZigBee [3] are proliferating around us
With general visualization techniques, which map wireless devices onto a virtual space to visualize the state of the wireless network, the location of the wireless device in virtual space is unrelated to the position of the device in real space, so it is difficult for users to associate the devices in the virtual space with those in real space, so it is difficult to identify them
The link between wireless devices in the wireless network is shown as though they were connected by a cable, so it is easy to see the state of links and topology in real space
Summary
Wireless networks of various standards such as Wi-Fi [1], Bluetooth [2], and ZigBee [3] are proliferating around us. The number of wireless devices using these wireless networks continues to increase, wireless networks are becoming increasingly complex, and new wireless communication standards are appearing to accommodate user applications. Little emphasis has been placed on overall visualization and management of wireless networks for the Internet of Things so far. (2015) Visualization and Management Platform with Augmented Reality for Wireless Sensor Networks. As the number of wireless communication standards and types of wireless devices increases, it is becoming difficult for users who do not understand the differences among the wireless communication standards to select a visualization application and manage their wireless networks. With general visualization techniques, which map wireless devices onto a virtual space to visualize the state of the wireless network, the location of the wireless device in virtual space is unrelated to the position of the device in real space, so it is difficult for users to associate the devices in the virtual space with those in real space, so it is difficult to identify them
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