Design and Development of an Augmented Reality Mobile Application for Medical Training

Ka Ho Leung, Kevin Hung, Chun Ping Ko, Shek Fai Lo

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Abstract

The ageing population has led to increasing demand for additional medical staff and training resources. However, the cost of medical training equipment is costly. Considering that augmented reality (AR) technology has been shown to enhance training experience and trainer-trainee interactions in various sectors, the aim of this project is to develop a low-cost AR mobile application framework, which is expandable for use in various medical training modules. On the displays of the trainers' and trainees' mobile devices, the application overlays AR effects that simulate physiological symptoms onto a training manikin. Under the control of the trainer, the effects can be changed for evaluating the trainee's timely responses. Initial trials focused on anesthetic injection-induced rash effects. The application was tested on three mobile platforms under different environmental settings, and was found to function satisfactorily.

Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationICETAS 2019 - 2019 6th IEEE International Conference on Engineering, Technologies and Applied Sciences
ISBN (Electronic)9781728140827
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - Dec 2019
Event6th IEEE International Conference on Engineering, Technologies and Applied Sciences, ICETAS 2019 - Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
Duration: 20 Dec 201921 Dec 2019

Publication series

NameICETAS 2019 - 2019 6th IEEE International Conference on Engineering, Technologies and Applied Sciences

Conference

Conference6th IEEE International Conference on Engineering, Technologies and Applied Sciences, ICETAS 2019
Country/TerritoryMalaysia
CityKuala Lumpur
Period20/12/1921/12/19

Keywords

  • Android
  • Unity
  • Vuforia
  • augmented reality
  • medical training
  • mobile application

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