ABSTRACT

In recent years, mobile devices such as smartphones and tablets have experienced phenomenal growth. Their computing power has grown enormously and the integration of a wide range of sensors, for example, compass, accelerometer, gyroscope, GPS, etc., has signicantly enriched these devices’ functionalities. The connectivity of smartphones has also gone through rapid evolution. A variety of radios including cellular broadband, Wi-Fi, Bluetooth, and NFC available in today’s smartphones enable users to communicate with other devices, interact with the Internet, and exchange their data with, and run their computing tasks in the clouds. These mobile

9.1 Applications .................................................................................................. 195 9.1.1 Computer Vision-Based MAR Apps ................................................ 196 9.1.2 Sensor-Based MAR Apps ................................................................. 197 9.1.3 MAR Apps Based on Hybrid Approaches ....................................... 198

9.2 Challenges..................................................................................................... 199 9.3 Pipelines and Methods ..................................................................................200