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As part of Solutions Review\u2019s\u00a0Contributed Content Series<\/a>\u2014a collection of contributed articles written by our\u00a0enterprise tech thought leader community<\/a><\/span>\u2014Wendy Mlynarek, the Strategic Business Development Director at DELMIA<\/a>, provides a definition of augmented reality, outlines what makes it unique, and explains what role it can play in the manufacturing industry.<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n Augmented reality (AR) technology integrates virtual elements in 3D (in real-time) within a real environment. The principle is to combine the virtual and the real worlds digitally to provide perfect integration.<\/span><\/p>\n Before continuing, it is crucial to understand the difference between all the existing technologies: mixed, virtual, or augmented.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n While we have already covered this concept previously, it\u2019s essential to keep it in mind as we highlight the difference with the term virtual reality (or VR).<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>Here, we don\u2019t just superimpose virtual information on an image but integrate synthetic details in the environment (we consider that an element can hide certain information, etc.).<\/span><\/p>\n Conversely,\u202fvirtual reality (VR)\u202fimmerses a user in reality entirely generated and assisted by a computer. Immersion is typically enabled by hardware devices such as VR goggles, virtual reality headsets, or walled rooms with video screens to fill the user\u2019s entire field of view. VR brings an immersion in a 100 percent synthetic\/digital environment.<\/span><\/p>\n What\u2019s behind this new term? It is nothing more or less than another way of characterizing virtual data. Here, digital data is not displayed in a real environment but the opposite.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>Information from the real world is imported and displayed in a digital environment. For example, when a user equipped with a virtual reality helmet sees his own hands appear while immersed in a digital world and interacts with it.<\/span><\/p>\n Mixed reality is a fusion between real and virtual worlds where digital and physical objects (e.g.,\u202fmixed reality headsets) cohabit to create new environments.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>Mixed reality is differentiated by a particular interaction of digital content with physical space. Nevertheless, it remains a dimension that covers all forms of augmented reality, that is, all degrees of fusion between the real and virtual worlds.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n To summarize, augmented reality brings digital content directly into the real world, virtual reality displays physical information in a digital environment, and mixed reality is similar to augmented reality.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n Augmented reality adds virtual information (texts, animations, images, 3D models, etc.) into the real world. To do this, augmented reality inlays this information into the user\u2019s environment in different ways:<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n However, this information must be embedded in the right place, and knowing where it resides is necessary. For this purpose, we use one or more sensors to ensure the data location, such as:<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n Augmented reality solutions\u202fare therefore distinguished using restitution, the means of capture, and how they use the latter to localize themselves.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>The solution\u2019s first category aims to locate itself in the global environment. For example, using cell phone sensors (GPS, inertial navigation system, cameras, etc.) allows one to find oneself outdoors (PokemonGo, GoogleMaps, or LiveView). It displays information that remains stable with the world. In the same way, other solutions allow us to locate ourselves indoors and to place elements that will remain anchored and stable in our environment.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n Within\u202f<\/span>the industry, augmented reality reshapes many aspects<\/a>, such as the increased competence of operators and their way of interacting with a real working environment by importing digital data. <\/span>Thus, augmented reality guides operators step by step with information in various forms:<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n This replaces the time-consuming, manual processes of the past and makes task execution much faster and simpler. In addition, AR brings multiple gains in the industrial environment, whether remote visualization, better information transmission, or field data feedback to the digital twin.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n Using new technologies such as AR can support the operators in their operational tasks to improve the company\u2019s performance and build the operator of tomorrow.<\/span> Additionally, <\/span>the data collected with augmented reality can promote the digital transformation of information, optimize industrial processes, and contribute to better traceability.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n AR applications can be used via various hardware devices, including:<\/span><\/p>\n These connected tools and augmented reality allow digital work instructions to be displayed and visualized regardless of the company\u2019s environment.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n To choose the correct use case, focus your efforts and research on operations that generate costly defects (non-conformances), extended or unscheduled downtime, plant safety problems, or high customer dissatisfaction.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>Before you get started, you should also ask yourself the right questions:<\/p>\n Once these questions are answered, you will be ready to determine the best use case for your plant and launch the project. Then all you have to do is find the solution and, above all, the right supplier!<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n Today, everything deploys and evolves very quickly, and the same goes for these AR technologies that will continually develop and improve. So what we can say for the future of these solutions is that the new versions will be based on these different axes:<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n As part of Solutions Review\u2019s\u00a0Contributed Content Series\u2014a collection of contributed articles written by our\u00a0enterprise tech thought leader community\u2014Wendy Mlynarek, the Strategic Business Development Director at DELMIA, provides a definition of augmented reality, outlines what makes it unique, and explains what role it can play in the manufacturing industry. 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<\/a>You\u2019ve probably heard the term augmented reality, and while we understand what it means from an entertainment perspective, what is its role in a manufacturing work environment?<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>Often assimilated as a strange term in science fiction movies, augmented reality is now closer to everyday life and gradually evolving into the industrial world.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\nWhat is the Difference Between Augmented Reality and Virtual Reality?<\/span><\/b>\u00a0<\/span><\/h3>\n
What is Augmented Reality?<\/span><\/b>\u00a0<\/span><\/h4>\n
What is Virtual Reality?<\/span><\/b>\u00a0<\/span><\/h4>\n
Augmented Virtual Reality or Augmented Virtuality\u202f<\/span><\/b>\u00a0<\/span><\/h4>\n
What About Mixed Reality?<\/span><\/b>\u00a0<\/span><\/h4>\n
How Does Augmented Reality Work?<\/span><\/b>\u00a0<\/span><\/h3>\n
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Introduction Guide to Augmented Reality in the Industry<\/span><\/b><\/h3>\n
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The Right Hardware to Use Augmented Reality in Your Industry<\/span><\/b>\u00a0<\/span><\/h4>\n
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Augmented Reality: How to Choose the Right Use Case?<\/span><\/b>\u00a0<\/span><\/h3>\n
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What Will Be The Future of Augmented Reality in Manufacturing?<\/span><\/b>\u00a0<\/span><\/h3>\n
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