Augmented Reality

Augmented Reality

Augmented Reality (AR) is the perception of digital information-usually visual perception-synchronized with objects and places in the physical world around the user. This IEEE SA Innovations Space provides a concise reference point for all things in SA related to AR.

Augmented Reality

You are invited to participate in our programs and to discover AR for yourself in our materials. You can find out what current IEEE standards and projects are most relevant to the field of AR. And the IEEE SA has an informative FAQ to help you.

The IEEE AR in 2020 scenarios project developed the most likely scenarios for mobile, personalized information capture and delivery with AR in the year 2020. A white paper on the business landscapes for AR in 2020 is currently available.

The IEEE SA has started a new IEEE SA Industry Connections program to develop campaigns and projects to ensure that AR reaches its full potential as an enhancement to human life and information use.

IEEE City Visions

IEEE Standards and The City

Check out how IEEE standards are leveraged in your everyday life to help to enable technology. This augmented reality demonstration offers you 4 short scenarios in which our character “Tesla” utilizes various IEEE standards during 1 day…on his commute into work, at work, as well as his leisure activities.

IEEE Standards Help Enable Medical Devices.

IEEE Standards & Medical Device Communications

Check out how IEEE standards help enable various medical devices through the secure exchange of information among the device, patient, and physician.

Download the “IEEE Standards and The City” app from Google Play or the iTunes store

The future of Augmented Reality

Augmented Reality In Your Future

This virtual event series features monthly presentations followed by a moderated expert panel discussion. By combining these two formats, IEEE SA provides value to both those who are new to AR and those who are familiar with the technologies and their uses and who will benefit from hearing a panel of experts share insights into large opportunities and obstacles.

IEEE Standards and Projects Most Relevant to Augmented Reality

Projects and Standards

IEEE P802.15.8™ – Wireless Medium Access Control (MAC) and Physical Layer (PHY) Specifications for Peer Aware Communications (PAC)

IEEE P1278.2™ – Draft Standard for Distributed Interactive Simulation – Communication Services and Profiles

IEEE P1484.11.1™ – Draft Standard for Learning Technology–Data Model for Content Object Communication

IEEE P1589 – Standard for an Augmented Reality Learning Experience Model

IEEE P2048.1™ – Standard for Virtual Reality and Augmented Reality: Device Taxonomy and Definitions

IEEE P2048.2™ – Standard for Virtual Reality and Augmented Reality: Immersive Video Taxonomy and Quality Metrics

IEEE P2048.3™ – Standard for Virtual Reality and Augmented Reality: Immersive Video File and Stream Formats

IEEE P2048.4™ – Standard for Virtual Reality and Augmented Reality: Person Identity

IEEE P2048.5™ – Standard for Virtual Reality and Augmented Reality: Environment Safety

IEEE P2200™ – Draft Standard Protocol for Stream Management in Media Client Devices

IEEE P3333.1.2™ – Standard for the Perceptual Quality Assessment of Three Dimensional (3D) and Ultra High Definition (UHD) Contents

IEEE 802.1AB™-2009 – IEEE Standard for Local and metropolitan area networks — Station and Media Access Control Connectivity Discovery

IEEE 802.1AE™-2006 – IEEE Standard for Local and Metropolitan Area Networks: Media Access Control (MAC) Security

IEEE 802.1AX™-2008 – IEEE Standard for Local and Metropolitan Area Networks – Link Aggregation*

IEEE 802.1AR™-2009 – IEEE Standard for Local and Metropolitan Area Networks – Secure Device Identity

IEEE 802.1X™-2010 – IEEE Standard for Local and metropolitan area networks – Port-Based Network Access Control

IEEE 802.1AEbn™-2011 – IEEE Standard for Local and Metropolitan Area Networks: Media Access Control (MAC) Security Amendment: Galois Counter Mode-Advanced Encryption Standard-256 (GCM-AES-256) Cipher Suite

IEEE 802.1AS™-2011 – IEEE Standard for Local and Metropolitan Area Networks – Timing and Synchronization for Time-Sensitive Applications in Bridged Local Area Networks

IEEE 802.15.4™-2011 – IEEE Standard for Local and metropolitan area networks–Part 15.4: Low-Rate Wireless Personal Area Networks (LR-WPANs)

IEEE 802.1AXbk™-2012 – IEEE Standard for Local and metropolitan area networks–Link Aggregation Amendment: Protocol Addressing

IEEE 802.15.4e™-2012 – IEEE Standard for Local and metropolitan area networks–Part 15.4: Low-Rate Wireless Personal Area Networks (LR-WPANs) Amendment 1: MAC Sublayer

IEEE 802.15.4f™-2012 – IEEE Standard for Local and metropolitan area networks– Part 15.4: Low-Rate Wireless Personal Area Networks (LR-WPANs) Amendment 2: Active Radio Frequency Identification (RFID) System Physical Layer (PHY)

IEEE 802.15.4g™-2012 – IEEE Standard for Local and metropolitan area networks–Part 15.4: Low-Rate Wireless Personal Area Networks (LR-WPANs) Amendment 3: Physical Layer (PHY) Specifications for Low-Data-Rate, Wireless, Smart Metering Utility Networks

IEEE 802.15.6™-2012 – IEEE Standard for Local and metropolitan area networks – Part 15.6: Wireless Body Area Networks

IEEE 802.1AEbw™-2013 – IEEE Standard for Local and Metropolitan Area Networks: Media Access Control (MAC) Security Amendment: Extended Packet Numbering

IEEE 802.15.4j™-2013 – IEEE Standard for Local and metropolitan area networks – Part 15.4: Low-Rate Wireless Personal Area Networks (LR-WPANs) Amendment 4: Alternative Physical Layer Extension to Support Medical Body Area Network (MBAN) Services Operating in the 2360 MHz – 2400 MHz Range

IEEE 1484.11.2-2003™ – IEEE Standard for Learning Technology – ECMAScript Application Programming Interface for Content to Runtime Services Communication

IEEE 1484.11.3-2005™ – IEEE Standard for Learning Technology Extensible Markup Language (XML) Schema Binding for Data Model for Content Object Communication

IEEE 1516.3™-2003 – IEEE Recommended Practice for High Level Architecture (HLA) Federation Development and Execution Process (FEDEP)

IEEE 1516.4™-2007 – IEEE Recommended Practice for Verification, Validation, and Accreditation of a Federation – an Overlay to the High Level Architecture Federation Development and Execution Process

IEEE 1516™-2010 – IEEE Standard for Modeling and Simulation (M&S) High Level Architecture (HLA)–Framework and Rules

IEEE 1516.1™-2010 – IEEE Standard for Modeling and Simulation (M&S) High Level Architecture (HLA)–Federate Interface Specification

IEEE 1516.2™-2010 – IEEE Standard for Modeling and Simulation (M&S) High Level Architecture (HLA)–Object Model Template (OMT) Specification

IEEE 1722™-2011 – IEEE Standard for Layer 2 Transport Protocol for Time Sensitive Applications in a Bridged Local Area Network

IEEE 1722.1™-2013 – IEEE Standard for Device Discovery, Connection Management, and Control Protocol for IEEE 1722(TM) Based Devices

Foundational IEEE Standards and Projects for Augmented Reality

IEEE P1873.1™ – Draft Standard for Robot Map Data Representation for Navigation

IEEE P11073-10101a™: ISO/IEEE 11073-10101:2004 – Health informatics – Point-of-care medical device communication – Nomenclature Amendment for additional definitions

IEEE P11073-10404a™ – Draft Standard for Health Informatics – Personal Health Device Communication – Device Specialization – Pulse Oximeter Amendment

IEEE P11073-10406a™ – Draft Standard for Health informatics–Personal health device communication Part 10406: Device specialization–Basic electrocardiograph (ECG) (1- to 3-lead ECG) Amendment

IEEE P11073-10419™ – Draft Standard for Health informatics – Personal health device communication – Device specialization – Insulin pump

IEEE P11073-10422™ – Draft Standard for Health informatics – Personal health device communication – Device specialization – Urine analyzer

IEEE P11073-10424™ – Draft Standard for Health informatics – Personal health device communication – Device specialization – Sleep apnea breathing therapy equipment

IEEE P11073-10425™ – IEEE Draft Standard for Health informatics – Personal health device communication – Device specialization – Continuous Glucose Monitor (CGM)

IEEE 1224.2™-1993 – IEEE Standard for Information Technology–Directory Services–Application Programming Interface (API) [Language Independent]

IEEE 1625™-2008 – IEEE Standard for Rechargeable Batteries for Multi-Cell Mobile Computing Devices

IEEE 1636™-2009 – IEEE Standard for Software Interface for Maintenance Information Collection and Analysis (SIMICA)

IEEE 1636.2™-2010 – IEEE Standard for Software Interface for Maintenance Information Collection and Analysis (SIMICA): Exchanging Maintenance Action Information via the Extensible Markup Language (XML)

IEEE 1636.1™-2013 – IEEE Standard for Software Interface for Maintenance Information Collection and Analysis (SIMICA): Exchanging Test Results and Session Information via the eXtensible Markup Language (XML)

IEEE 1636.99™-2013 – IEEE Standard for Software Interface for Maintenance Information Collection and Analysis (SIMICA): Common Information Elements

IEEE 1725™-2011 – IEEE Standard for Rechargeable Batteries for Cellular Telephones

IEEE 1857™-2013 – IEEE Standard for Advanced Audio and Video Coding

IEEE 11073-30200™-2000 – ISO/IEEE Standard for Health informatics – Point-of-care medical device communication – Transport profile – Cable connected

IEEE 11073-10101™-2004 – IEEE Standard for Health informatics – Point-of-care medical device communication – Nomenclature*

IEEE 11073-10201™-2004 – IEEE Standard for Health informatics – Point-of-care medical device communication – Domain information model*

IEEE 11073-20101™-2004 – IEEE Standard for Health informatics – Point-of-care medical device communication – Application profile – Base standard*

IEEE 11073-30300™-2004 ISO/IEEE 11073-30300:2004 – Health informatics – Point-of-care medical device communication – Transport profile – Infrared

IEEE 11073-00101™-2008 – IEEE Standard for Health Informatics – Point of Care Medical Device Communication – Part 00101: Guide–Guidelines for the Use of RF Wireless Technology

IEEE 11073-10407™-2008 – IEEE Standard for Health Informatics – Personal Health Device Communication – Device Specialization – Blood Pressure Monitor

IEEE 11073-10408™-2008 – IEEE Standard for Health informatics– Personal health device communication Part 10408: Device specialization — Thermometer

IEEE 11073-10415™-2008 – IEEE Standard for Health Informatics – Personal Health Device Communication – Device Specialization – Weighing Scale

IEEE 11073-10442™-2008 – IEEE Standard for Health informatics – Personal health device communication Part 10442: Device specialization – Strength fitness equipment

IEEE 11073-10471™-2008 – IEEE Standard for Health informatics–Personal health device communication Part 10471: Device specialization–Independent living activity hub

IEEE 11073-20601™-2008 – IEEE Standard for Health informatics – Personal health device communication – Part 20601: Application profile – Optimized exchange protocol

IEC 61588 Ed.2 (2009-02) (IEEE 1588™-2008) – Precision Clock Synchronization Protocol for Networked Measurement and Control Systems

IEEE 11073-10404™-2010 – IEEE Standard for Health Informatics – Personal Health Device Communication – Device Specialization – Pulse Oximeter*

IEEE 11073-10420™-2010 – IEEE Standard for Health informatics — Personal health device communication Part 10420: Device specialization — Body composition analyzer

IEEE 11073-10421™-2010 – IEEE Standard for Health informatics–Personal health device communication Part 10421: Device specialization–Peak expiratory flow monitor (peak flow)

IEEE 11073-10472™-2010 – IEEE Standard for Health informatics–Personal health device communication–Part 10472: Device specialization–Medication monitor

IEEE 11073-20601a™-2010 – IEEE Standard for Health informatics–Personal health device communication Part 20601: Application profile–Optimized Exchange Protocol Amendment 1

IEEE 11073-30400™-2010 – IEEE Health informatics–Point-of-care medical device communication Part 30400: Interface profile–Cabled Ethernet

IEEE 11073-10406™-2011 – IEEE Standard for Health informatics–Personal health device communication Part 10406: Device specialization–Basic electrocardiograph (ECG) (1-to 3-lead ECG)

IEEE 11073-10417™-2011 – IEEE Standard for Health informatics–Personal health device communication Part 10417: Device specialization–Glucose meter

IEEE 11073-10418™-2011 – IEEE Standard for Health informatics–Personal health device communication Part 10418: Device specialization–International Normalized Ratio (INR) monitor

IEEE 11073-30200a™-2011 – IEEE Standard for Health informatics–Point-of-care medical device communication Part 30200: Transport profile–Cable connected Amendment 1

IEEE 11073-00103™-2012 – IEEE Standard for Health informatics – Personal health device communication Part 00103: Overview

IEEE 11073-10102-2012™ – IEEE Standard for Health informatics – Point-of care medical device communication – Nomenclature – Annotated ECG

IEEE 11073-10103™-2013 – IEEE Standard for Health informatics – Point-of-care medical device communication – Nomenclature – Implantable device, cardiac

IEEE 11073-10441™-2013 – IEEE Standard for Health Informatics–Personal health device communication Part 10441: Device specialization–Cardiovascular fitness and activity monitor

Other Standards and Projects Related to Augmented Reality

IEEE P802.22.1™ – Draft Standard for Information Technology–Telecommunications and information exchange between systems–Local and metropolitan area networks–Specific requirements Part 22.1: Standard to Enhance Harmful Interference Protection for Low-Power Licensed Devices

IEEE P802.22.3™ – Draft Standard for Cognitive Medium Access Control (MAC) and Physical Layer (PHY) specifications: Policies and procedures for Scalable operations of Wireless Regional Area Networks (WRAN) in the TV Bands

IEEE P1730.1™ – Draft Recommended Practice for Distributed Simulation Engineering and Execution Process (DSEEP) Multi-Architecture Overlay (DMAO)

IEEE P1801™ – Draft Standard for Design and Verification of Low-Power Integrated Circuits

IEEE P1815.1™ – Draft Standard for Exchanging Information Between Networks Implementing IEC 61850 and IEEE Std 1815 (Distributed Network Protocol – DNP3)

IEEE P1900.1™ – Draft Standard Definitions and Concepts for Dynamic Spectrum Access: Terminology Relating to Emerging Wireless Networks, System Functionality, and Spectrum Management

IEEE P1900.4.1™ – Draft Standard for Interfaces and Protocols Enabling Distributed Decision Making for Optimized Radio Resource Usage in Heterogeneous Wireless Networks

IEEE P1900.5.1™ – Draft Standard Policy Language for Dynamic Spectrum Access Systems

IEEE P1900.5.2™ – Draft Method for Modeling Spectrum Consumption

IEEE 1900.6™-2011 – IEEE Standard for Spectrum Sensing Interfaces and Data Structures for Dynamic Spectrum Access and other Advanced Radio Communication Systems

IEEE P1900.6a™ – Draft Standard for Spectrum Sensing Interfaces and Data Structures for Dynamic Spectrum Access and other Advanced Radio Communication Systems Amendment: Procedures, Protocols and Data Archive Enhanced Interfaces

IEEE P1900.7™ – Draft Radio Interface for White Space Dynamic Spectrum Access Radio Systems Supporting Fixed and Mobile Operation

IEEE 802.21-2008™ – IEEE Standard for Local and metropolitan area networks – Media Independent Handover Services

IEEE 802.22™-2011 – IEEE Standard for Information technology– Local and metropolitan area networks– Specific requirements– Part 22: Cognitive Wireless RAN Medium Access Control (MAC) and Physical Layer (PHY) specifications: Policies and procedures for operation in the TV

IEEE 802.21a™-2012 – IEEE Standard for Local and Metropolitan Area Networks: Media Independent Handover Services – Amendment for Security Extensions to Media Independent Handover Services and Protocol

IEEE 802.21b™-2012 – IEEE Standard for Local and metropolitan area networks – Part 21: Media Independent Handover Services Amendment 2: Extension for Supporting Handovers with Downlink Only Technologies

IEEE 802.22.2™-2012 – IEEE Recommended Practice for Information Technology – Telecommunications and information exchange between systems Wireless Regional Area Networks (WRAN) – Specific requirements – Part 22.2: Installation and Deployment of IEEE 802.22 Systems

IEEE 1278.1™-2012 – IEEE Standard for Distributed Interactive Simulation–Application Protocols

IEEE 1278.3™-1996 – IEEE Recommended Practice for Distributed Interactive Simulation – Exercise Management and Feedback

IEEE 1278.4™-1997 – IEEE Recommended Practice for Distributed Interactive Simulation—Verification, Validation, and Accreditation

IEEE 1730™-2010 – IEEE Recommended Practice for Distributed Simulation Engineering and Execution Process (DSEEP)

IEEE 1815™-2012 – IEEE Standard for Electric Power Systems Communications-Distributed Network Protocol (DNP3)

IEEE 1900.1a™-2012 – IEEE Standard Definitions and Concepts for Dynamic Spectrum Access: Terminology Relating to Emerging Wireless Networks, System Functionality, and Spectrum Management Amendment 1: Addition of New Terms and Associated Definitions

IEEE 1900.2™-2008 – IEEE Recommended Practice for the Analysis of In-Band and Adjacent Band Interference and Coexistence Between Radio Systems

IEEE 1900.4™-2009 – IEEE Standard for Architectural Building Blocks Enabling Network-Device Distributed Decision Making for Optimized Radio Resource Usage in Heterogeneous Wireless Access Networks

IEEE 1900.4a™-2011 – IEEE Standard for Architectural Building Blocks Enabling Network-Device Distributed Decision Making for Optimized Radio Resource Usage in Heterogeneous Wireless Access Networks Amendment 1: Architecture and Interfaces for Dynamic Spectrum Access Networks

IEEE 1902.1™-2009 – IEEE Standard for Long Wavelength Wireless Network Protocol

IEEE 1905.1™-2013 – IEEE Standard for a Convergent Digital Home Network for Heterogeneous Technologies

IEEE 21451-7™-2011 – IEEE Information technology–Smart transducer interface for sensors and actuators–Part 7: Transducers to radio frequency identification (RFID) systems communication protocols and transducer electronic data sheet (TEDS) formats

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