Augmented Reality Navigation App Through the
Use of Smart Glasses
John Carlo J.Geraga, Renz Emil R.Reyes, Leandro A. Tayao, and Renzy D. Valdecantos*
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Abstract— Modern Technology allows people to perform a
wide variety of tasks, be connected with other people, and
essentially aid in everyday experiences. Technology such as the
smartphone allows them to do these things in the palm of their
hands. One use of the smartphone is to provide navigational
guides when the user is lost in an unfamiliar location, allowing
the user to navigate without worry. Using technology known as
Augmented Reality, this usage is made easier by
superpositioning the directional guides over the real world. It is
not without its hazards, however, since focusing solely on one’s
phone screen could lead to accidents. This research proposal
aims to make use of an Augmented Reality Navigation App
through the use of Smart Glasses, a wearable technology that
directly provides information right in front of the user’s eyes.
Using smart glasses, the user will be able to navigate unfamiliar
locations while minimizing the distractions presented by
smartphones.
Index Terms — Augmented Reality, Directional Navigation,
Smart Glasses
I. INTRODUCTION
With the continuous development of technology, it is now
possible to perform tasks simply using our phones.
Smartphones are used not just for communications, but also
for entertainment, online social networking, information
searching, facilitations and many more (Wang, Xiang, and
Fesenmaier 2016). One specific use of the smartphone is by
using a map application or a navigation app to provide
assistance in directional navigation in an unfamiliar location.
This allows users to travel unfamiliar places and exploring
the sights of a city without the worries of being lost (Rehrl,
Göll, Leitinger and Bruntsch 2005). Augmented Reality can
be used to provide more understandable and meaningful
information when it comes to navigation (Narzt et al, 2005).
Augmented Reality is the superposition of virtual objects
(computer generated images, texts, sounds etc.) on the real
environment of the user (Yim, Chu, and Sauer 2017). This
technology makes smartphone navigation more interactive
*J. C. J. Geraga is a Fourth Year student of the Department of Electrical
Engineering, Polytechnic University of the Philippines Santa Mesa, Manila
Philippines 1016 (e-mail: ________________).
R. E. R. Reyes, is a Fourth Year student of the Department of Electrical
Engineering, Polytechnic University of the Philippines Santa Manila, Manila
Philippines 1016 (e-mail:_______________).
L. A. Tayao is is a Fourth Year student of the Department of Electrical
Engineering, Polytechnic University of the Philippines Santa Mesa, Manila
Philippines 1016 (e-mail:________________).
R. D. Valdecantos is is a Fourth Year student of the Department of
Electrical Engineering, Polytechnic University of the Philippines Santa
Mesa, Manila Philippines 1016 (e-mail: renzyv9@gmail.com).
application may be dangerous, however. When using the
smartphone as a navigator, the user puts their focus on the
smartphone screen, being unwary about the things happening
in their surroundings. This could lead to accidents or the user
falling victim to thieves. To prevent such incidents, the
information needed by the user should be provided without
posing too much as a distraction.
Recent studies suggest that Augmented Reality devices
such as smart glasses will greatly influence the media
landscape (Rauschnabel, Brem, and Ivens 2015). Smart
glasses are wearable devices that meld both real and virtual
information in the consumer’s view field (Rauschnabel and
Ro 2016). These devices show virtual information right in
front of the user’s eyes, removing the need to look at one’s
phone. Smart glasses can be controlled using touchpads or
voice controls that come with it, or it can be connected to the
smartphone and be remotely controlled. The objective of this
study is to make use of the Smart Glasses in using a
directional navigation app.
II. SIGNIFICANCE OF THE STUDY
This research proposal was made to help those people who
are reliant on maps and navigation in unfamiliar locations.
Particularly, tourists and travelers will benefit from this study
since they are more exposed to unfamiliar areas. This study
will help them navigate through the area with fewer hazards
due to distraction. The study will also be useful to drivers that
require navigational guides since the proposed output will
have the capability to reroute directions when there are traffic
jams. This would allow drivers to use roads with less
congestion. This study will also be significant to researchers
who are conducting studies regarding augmented reality and
smart glasses.
III. THE PROBLEM
Currently, using the smartphone to provide navigation
guides either using maps or directional navigations require
the user to focus their attention on the smartphone. This could
be dangerous while outdoors since the user may be caught
unaware of their surroundings. Additionally, drivers may
face a problem of going into congested roads. While an app
like Waze does have a feature to determine traffic-congested
roads, easily-distracted users will still be forced to look at the
phone screen, going back to the original problem.
IV. SCOPE AND LIMITATIONS
This research proposal covers the use of Augmented
Reality Navigation apps through smart glasses. It will focus
only on an AR-based Navigational system that provides
directional guides. This proposal will also provide small
details in prototyping a smart glass, but will not immensely
focus on the subject.
This proposal will not cover the use of non-AR-based
Navigation systems.

V. METHODOLOGY
The researchers will design a smart glass that can provide
directional navigations to guide the user. The smart glass will
be made using a microcontroller that will allow the smart
phone to be connected to the glasses. The smart glass will
use a small camera to get input from the surrounding area and
process the information. An LED display will be used and
projected to the transparent eyewear that will overlay images
in front of the user’s eyes. An accelerometer, gyroscope, and
magnetometer will be used to determine the direction the user
is facing.

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