Augmented Reality for Smart Campus Navigation: A Bibliometric Analysis and Case Study Using SLAM and Visual Positioning
By: Marian-Vladut TOMA and Ruxandra BEJINARU
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/picbe-2026-0317 | Journal eISSN: 2558-9652
Language: English
Page range: 4287 - 4305
Published on: Jul 22, 2026
Published by: Bucharest University of Economic Studies
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