Advanced Markers for Augmented Reality

Marker field is an image pattern that can be efficiently detected in a camera image, then exactly localized, even when heavily occluded, under strong motion blur, and under terrible lighting conditions. This work aims at synthesis of colored marker fields with the following goals in mind: the marker fields should be aesthetically appealing; they must be easily and reliably detectable; the marker fields must be the largest possible with given detection performance. This work includes design of new variants of marker fields, new algorithms for their synthesis, experimental work on the synthesized markers and a suggestion of sample application.