AR visualization system to correctly understand the electromagnetic field risk in our daily life

2023 Fiscal Year Final Research Report

• Project/Area Number: 19K20469
• Research Category: Grant-in-Aid for Early-Career Scientists
• Allocation Type: Multi-year Fund
• Review Section: Basic Section 64010:Environmental load and risk assessment-related
• Research Institution: Hachinohe National College of Technology
• Principal Investigator: Sato Ken 八戸工業高等専門学校, その他部局等, 准教授 (40714712)
• Project Period (FY): 2019-04-01 – 2024-03-31
• Keywords: 電磁界分布 / 生体電磁環境 / 可視化

Outline of Final Research Achievements

With the spread of ICT and high-speed communications, there is growing interest in the biological effects of electromagnetic fields. Because electromagnetic fields are invisible and direct stimuli are almost imperceptible, it is difficult to know whether there is an effect or not and its strength. Therefore, they are a cause of anxiety. In this study, we have developed a system that effectively visualizes the spatial distribution of electromagnetic fields by using the latest technologies such as machine learning and augmented reality (AR). It displays the risks of electromagnetic fields on a color map or head-mounted display so that everyone can understand them.

Free Research Field

環境電磁工学

Academic Significance and Societal Importance of the Research Achievements

空間的な電磁界分布を可視化することは、電磁界からの生体影響を正しく理解する上で重要である。本研究では計測した電磁界の強度を生体リスクの国際基準に照らし合わせることでその影響の程度を可視化し、AR技術を用いて効果的に電磁界リスクを理解できるシステムを実現した。このことは今後さらに利用が普及するであろう高周波帯を利用した高速通信による電磁界リスクを考慮する上においても有効であり、利便性と安全性とを両立する社会の実現に大きく貢献する成果である。