Paragliding AR

This is the video for Janick Stucki’s bachelor thesis in the spring semester of 2023 at the computer science department of the Bern University of Applied Sciences. Paragliding is difficult, but for some pilots, it is not enough, and competitions are organized. The aim is to fly a predefined route as quickly as possible. GPS trackers (time and GPS position) and 360-degree cameras are used for the evaluation. The aim of the Paragliding-AR project is to combine 360-degree videos and GPS tracker data. The tracker data can be visualized in an application and augmented into the corresponding videos. Various tools were used to implement the application: - Python for converting the GPS data into a local east-north-up system - FFmpeg and ExifTool for reading out metadata of the 360-degree videos. - Unity and C# as the basis for the application - OpenCV for Unity for stabilization tests In order for the image of the 360-degree videos and the flight tracks to match, the skybox where the video shows must be aligned using the flight direction from the GPS data. In order to obtain even better results, further approaches were investigated with OpenCV.