AR/VR Immersive Applications in Healthcare

随着可穿戴健康相关设备的应用和需求迅速扩大，使用智能眼镜的增强现实（AR）应用代表了移动的计算和人工智能开发的一个重要增长领域。谢里丹和多伦多的Dapasoft之间拟议的研究合作将集中在智能眼镜的AR远程助理系统的研发上。该系统将通过使用AR技术和用户周围环境的虚拟地图进行真实的导航引导，采用跌倒检测和危险意识，帮助老年人在行走时意识和预防福尔斯。由远程医疗专业人员通过互联网连接控制的咨询虚拟助理将作为主要功能之一。用户周围环境的真实的世界场景将由智能眼镜收集并发送到远程计算机，以供医疗保健工作者进行真实的时间监控，医疗保健工作者可以远程做出正确的护理/建议决策。虚拟助理可以被认为是一个“自动助理”，将为老年人提供与视力增强，导航指导和知识获取/决策相关的帮助。该助手还将提供陪伴，以帮助减轻社交孤立，提供健康的生活方式信息，并将旨在支持用户的自信和安全，特别是在医疗问题上。

Augmented reality (AR) applications using smart glasses for Health represent a significant area of growth in mobile computing and AI development as applications and demand for wearable health-related devices expand rapidly. The proposed research collaboration between Sheridan and Toronto's Dapasoft will focus on R&D of an AR tele-assistant system for smart glasses. The system will assist elderly people with awareness and prevention of falls while walking by employing fall detection and danger awareness using AR technologies and a virtual map of the user's surroundings for navigation guidance in real time. An advisory virtual assistant, controlled by remote medical professionals over an internet connection, will be included as one of the main features. A real world scene of the user's surroundings will be collected by smart glasses and sent to a remote computer for real time monitoring by healthcare workers who can make correct care/advice decisions remotely. The virtual assistant can be considered an "auto-assistant" that will provide assistance related to vision enhancement, navigation guidance and knowledge acquisition/decision making for elderly people. The assistant will also provide companionship to help mitigate social isolation, provide healthy lifestyle information, and will be designed to support users' self-confidence and security, especially with medical issues.