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Exploring the Benefits of Augmented Reality Documentation for Maintenance and Repair
Steven Henderson,Steven Feiner +1 more
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An experimental augmented reality application that provides benefits to professional mechanics performing maintenance and repair tasks in a field setting is explored and a qualitative survey showed that mechanics found the augmented reality condition intuitive and satisfying for the tested sequence of tasks.Abstract:
We explore the development of an experimental augmented reality application that provides benefits to professional mechanics performing maintenance and repair tasks in a field setting. We developed a prototype that supports military mechanics conducting routine maintenance tasks inside an armored vehicle turret, and evaluated it with a user study. Our prototype uses a tracked headworn display to augment a mechanic's natural view with text, labels, arrows, and animated sequences designed to facilitate task comprehension, localization, and execution. A within-subject controlled user study examined professional military mechanics using our system to complete 18 common tasks under field conditions. These tasks included installing and removing fasteners and indicator lights, and connecting cables, all within the cramped interior of an armored personnel carrier turret. An augmented reality condition was tested against two baseline conditions: the same headworn display providing untracked text and graphics and a fixed flat panel display representing an improved version of the laptop-based documentation currently employed in practice. The augmented reality condition allowed mechanics to locate tasks more quickly than when using either baseline, and in some instances, resulted in less overall head movement. A qualitative survey showed that mechanics found the augmented reality condition intuitive and satisfying for the tested sequence of tasks.read more
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Analytic Review of Using Augmented Reality for Situational Awareness
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Model-document coupling in aPS engineering: Challenges and requirements engineering use case
TL;DR: This paper proposes a concept for coupling models and documents in automated production systems at the example of requirements engineering models, and envisions an automatic generation process from such models to textual Functional Specification Documents (FSDs), which are often used throughout negotiation between manufacturers and customers.
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Development and Improvement of Optical Tracking Methods towards Registering the Deformations of 3D Non- Rigid Bodies in Real Time for Augmented Reality Applications
TL;DR: This thesis tackles the improvement and development of the main optical tracking techniques, primarily focused on detecting the deformations of the bodies and develops a robust tracking system for reconstructing the 3D shape of deformable objects using two different physical formulations.
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Mixed reality system for industrial environment: an evaluation study
TL;DR: The authors exploited the most referenced and acknowledged metrics available in literature for both objective and subjective evaluation of the data gathered, providing a detailed report about the users’ experience to finally shed light on the real benefits of AR to the industry and on the limits still present.
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Situated Visual Analysis and Live Monitoring for Manufacturing
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