Hyper Bonds : Enabling Mixed Reality

Abstract

A generalized concept to blend physical systems with their virtual counterparts, being their computer-internal representation or a functional continuation will be introduced. Hyper-Bonds combine the unified abstract systems representation of bond graphs with their concrete imple-mentation in a “hyper-connection” between physical phenomena of the computer-external environment and the logical structure of computer-internal representations in a vivid way. The theory is laid down and a first application in a learning environment for electro-pneumatics, allowing a free determination of boundaries, is shown. Further applications and extensions are highlighted.