Importing Sensor Values and Real-World Situational Information into a Virtual Environment

Abstract

This thesis presents a practical approach for importing sensor values and real-world situational information into a virtual environment. The primary objective is to demonstrate how physical sensor data can be collected, processed, and transformed into a format suitable for use in digital or virtual systems using Mbed Operating System and MQTT protocol. The work explores the interaction between hardware and software components necessary to achieve seamless data integration, emphasizing the need for standardized data formats and compatible infrastructure.

A modular software architecture was designed and implemented, supported by a demonstration system that visualizes live sensor data within a virtual environment using a web-based application. Data from physical sensors was transmitted via a public MQTT broker and visually rendered in a web-based application, illustrating the end-to-end data flow from physical systems to virtual representation. The successful demonstration confirmed the technical feasibility of the proposed approach.

While the implementation validates the proposed method, it is intended to serve as a reference model rather than a definitive solution. The approach can be extended or adapted for broader use cases involving real-time data integration into a virtual environment, and it provides a foundation for further research and development in similar contexts.