Photorealistic data visualization for an ultra-wide band real-time location system

The implementation of ultra-wide band (UWB) systems in a facility enables the real-time tracking of asset locations. However, commercial off-the-shelf UWB software for real-time tracking includes only top- down 2D projections of the environment and represents the active tags as simple dots, which do not reflect the tagged object's size. This representation may be sufficient for simple implementations but does not adequately portray the location of tags in relation to other objects in a spatially intuitive manner. The present work exhibits an application that provides users with an interactive 3D photorealistic environment to view UWB tagged assets. In the application, users can explore a mockup nuclear material production facility to observe tagged assets and obtain information about the asset and its movements. Additionally, the location data is filtered to improve the visualization so that users can make meaningful interpretations about the trajectory of the tagged objects. This software will be useful in many scenarios, such as asset tracking demonstrations, facility monitoring, and process management.