Development of Augmented Reality Application for Interactive Smart Materials

Abstract

The paper presents research related to thermochromic inks printed on textile materials. These types of materials are smart materials, they act as packaging indicators, and we use them to develop a software application on mobile devices. That application identifies the most significant changes in parameters of the goods contained in the packaging, such as temperature changes during the storage and transport (goods packaged in packaging that is sensitive to heat), or such as pharmaceuticals and frozen food, etc. This paper aims to demonstrate the possibility of connecting thermochromic materials and Augmented Reality technology through the development of an application for identifying thermochromic materials changes. The tested samples were printed on the textile with a screen printing technique with conventional and thermochromic leuco inks on various textile materials. The Augmented Reality platform Vuforia was used for developing a software application for mobile devices. The application was developed for the iOS mobile platform. The result of the research is the functional application that actively monitors and displays changes in thermochromic materials due to temperature changes, which identifies the effect of heat on the goods in textile packaging.