Augmented Reality Enabled Internet of Things for Smart Visualisation in Applications

Augmented reality(AR) is a vast field which enlarges the capabilities of various technological areas. Even though AR has proven to be advantageous in various areas, mainly by eliminating cognitive overload and providing a visual experience, it has a major drawback of requiring internet connectivity in most applications. Internet of Things(IoT) is associated with AR to upgrade existing IoT technology to another level. Considering home automation(which incorporates IoT), when coerced with AR provides remote access to the network, contactless switching(simply, by hovering over virtual buttons) and includes additional features like temperature, humidity detection, etc. AR is an emerging technology which is rapidly developing. When AR is used with novel cloud platforms like Sinric Pro, Blynk, ThinkSpeak, etc., exploration of a lot of new features takes place. This paper describes the concept of AR integrated with home automation which uses IoT and Sinric Pro. Along with this, it gives the idea of using augmented reality in real life. Visual representation of cards, books, distance between two objects, heart rate, moisture content in soil and real-time weather is given by augmented reality. Using these technologies in the existing system enhances human capabilities, creates unique customer experiences and provides real time analysis. It discusses an approach to inculcate AR in IoT to increase the applications. The analysis of AR framework incorporating IoT has been done in order to use it for real life applications.