Accuracy and Repeatability Tests on HoloLens 2 and HTC Vive

• Type: Article in International Scientific Journal
• Date: 2021

Authors

Inês Soares (Author) Other; Ricardo B. Sousa (Author) FEUP; Marcelo Petry (Author) Other; António Paulo Moreira (Author) FEUP

Journal

The Journal is awaiting validation by the Administrative Services.

Title: MULTIMODAL TECHNOLOGIES AND INTERACTION

Vol. 5

Pages: 1-47

ISSN: 2414-4088

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Authenticus ID: P-00V-8MJ

DOI: 10.3390/mti5080047

Abstract (EN): Augmented and virtual reality have been experiencing rapid growth in recent years, but there is still no deep knowledge regarding their capabilities and in what fields they could be explored. In that sense, this paper presents a study on the accuracy and repeatability of Microsoft's HoloLens 2 (augmented reality device) and HTC Vive (virtual reality device) using an OptiTrack system as ground truth. For the HoloLens 2, the method used was hand tracking, whereas, in HTC Vive, the object tracked was the system's hand controller. A series of tests in different scenarios and situations were performed to explore what could influence the measures. The HTC Vive obtained results in the millimeter range, while the HoloLens 2 revealed not very accurate measurements (around 2 cm). Although the difference can seem to be considerable, the fact that HoloLens 2 was tracking the user's hand and not the system's controller made a huge impact. The results are considered a significant step for the ongoing project of developing a human-robot interface by demonstrating an industrial robot using extended reality, which shows great potential to succeed based on our data.

Language: English

Type (Professor's evaluation): Scientific

No. of pages: 14