Team Members & Role:

• Nicholas Dariotis – Lead
• Cameron Lake – Design
• Chiemeligo Onyemelukwe – Integration
• David Shlimak – Evaluation
• Dillan Wilson – Software

Abstract:
The goal of this project is to make an augmented reality (AR) application that provides information about the smart pilot process, a student-built manufacturing machine. Typically, machine operators (workers without a technical background) and engineers receive information about the manufacturing machines they use via written instructions or videos, which is relatively slow and inefficient. AR applications can be created to communicate information more efficiently. Augmented reality is software that overlays images and animations in the real world. AR applications allow operators and engineers to get machine information more quickly, which improves productivity and decreases factory downtime, increasing profits. As this is a relatively new technology there are currently no comprehensive applications with the purpose of teaching users about manufacturing machines.

For the smart pilot process, the AR Application provides an immersive training experience that will allow people from varying technical backgrounds to understand the operation of the machine. By the end of the fall semester, our AR application was able to teach operators how to use the machine and teach engineers the technical aspects of the machine (engineering analysis & standards used, parts list, and specifications for each subsystem). This spring the team expanded the static model developed in the fall into a dynamic overlay that contains animations, live data, and troubleshooting assistance.