About TIH
Cyber-physical systems (CPS) sense, process, and react to information from the physical world. They are created by combining computation, networking, and physical processes with intelligence. Human visual system can be perceived as a perfect example of a CPS. It sees, processes, connects to other body parts, and acts based on the information analyzed. In the entire process, it also ensures that the human must operate safely even in the presence of uncertainties and resource constraints. The TIH at IIT Jodhpur, named as iHub Drishti, will focus on building cyber-physical systems for computer vision, augmented reality (AR) and virtual reality (VR). Our mission is to build technologies and systems focusing on trusted vision for a secure and better living.
Computer vision involves acquiring, processing, analyzing and understanding a given image or scene. The fundamental concept has been there for more than six decades now, however, the application in unconstrained real world problems has started more recently. The omnipresent sensors and cameras provide the opportunity to integrate the core vision technology with the network of sensors to propose solutions for a host of problems, ranging from defense to medical to education. The success of autonomous cars which operates as a very complex integration of a multitude of sensors with computer vision and artificial intelligence algorithms is an astounding example of a cyber-physical system and the advancement and accessibility it can provide. On the contrary, augmented reality and virtual reality are not more than two decades old. AR and VR provide an interactive experience of a real-world or a digital world environment. With increasing sophistication in the performance of AR and VR, they are becoming very popular and their applications are being explored in a number of industries, for instance, retail, education, defense training, gaming, and entertainment. In 2017, the global market for computer vision stood valued over USD 9.2 billion and is expected to surpass a valuation of USD 48.3 billion by 2023, The augmented reality market was valued at USD 4.21 billion in 2017 and is expected to reach USD 60.55 billion by 2023, at a CAGR of 40.29%, between 2018 and 2023. Similarly, the virtual reality market was valued at USD 5.12 billion in 2017 and is expected to reach USD 34.08 billion by 2023, at a CAGR of 33.95%, between 2018 and 2023.