A projector-based movable hand-held display system

Abstract

In this paper, we proposed a movable hand-held display system which uses a projector to project display content onto an ordinary cardboard which can move freely within the projection area. Such a system can give users greater freedom of control of the display such as the viewing angle and distance. At the same time, the size of the cardboard can be made to a size that fits one's application. A projector-camera pair is calibrated and used as the tracking and projection system. We present a vision based algorithm to detect an ordinary cardboard and track its subsequent motion. Display content is then pre-warped and projected onto the cardboard at the correct position. Experimental results show that our system can project onto the cardboard in reasonable precision.