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A Review on Industrial Augmented Reality Systems for the Industry 4.0 Shipyard

Paula Fraga-Lamas, Tiago M Fernandez-Carames, Oscar Blanco-Novoa, Miguel Vilar-Montesinos

TL;DR

An IAR system architecture that combines cloudlets and fog computing, which reduce latency response and accelerate rendering tasks while offloading compute intensive tasks from the cloud is proposed.

Abstract

Shipbuilding companies are upgrading their inner workings in order to create Shipyards 4.0, where the principles of Industry 4.0 are paving the way to further digitalized and optimized processes in an integrated network. Among the different Industry 4.0 technologies, this article focuses on Augmented Reality, whose application in the industrial field has led to the concept of Industrial Augmented Reality (IAR). This article first describes the basics of IAR and then carries out a thorough analysis of the latest IAR systems for industrial and shipbuilding applications. Then, in order to build a practical IAR system for shipyard workers, the main hardware and software solutions are compared. Finally, as a conclusion after reviewing all the aspects related to IAR for shipbuilding, it is proposed an IAR system architecture that combines Cloudlets and Fog Computing, which reduce latency response and accelerate rendering tasks while offloading compute intensive tasks from the Cloud.

A Review on Industrial Augmented Reality Systems for the Industry 4.0 Shipyard

TL;DR

An IAR system architecture that combines cloudlets and fog computing, which reduce latency response and accelerate rendering tasks while offloading compute intensive tasks from the cloud is proposed.

Abstract

Shipbuilding companies are upgrading their inner workings in order to create Shipyards 4.0, where the principles of Industry 4.0 are paving the way to further digitalized and optimized processes in an integrated network. Among the different Industry 4.0 technologies, this article focuses on Augmented Reality, whose application in the industrial field has led to the concept of Industrial Augmented Reality (IAR). This article first describes the basics of IAR and then carries out a thorough analysis of the latest IAR systems for industrial and shipbuilding applications. Then, in order to build a practical IAR system for shipyard workers, the main hardware and software solutions are compared. Finally, as a conclusion after reviewing all the aspects related to IAR for shipbuilding, it is proposed an IAR system architecture that combines Cloudlets and Fog Computing, which reduce latency response and accelerate rendering tasks while offloading compute intensive tasks from the Cloud.
Paper Structure (15 sections, 7 figures, 4 tables)

This paper contains 15 sections, 7 figures, 4 tables.

Table of Contents

  1. INTRODUCTION
  2. IAR BASICS
  3. ORIGINS, CURRENT TRENDS AND PROSPECTS OF IAR
  4. ESSENTIAL PARTS OF AN AR SYSTEM
  5. IAR FOR INDUSTRIAL APPLICATIONS
  6. IAR FOR SHIPBUILDING
  7. IAR USE CASES FOR A SHIPYARD 4.0
  8. MAIN IAR TECHNOLOGIES FOR SHIPBUILDING APPLICATIONS
  9. HARDWARE DEVICES
  10. SOFTWARE DEVELOPMENT TOOLS FOR IAR
  11. IAR ARCHITECTURE FOR A SHIPYARD 4.0
  12. TRADITIONAL COMMUNICATIONS ARCHITECTURE
  13. ADVANCED COMMUNICATIONS ARCHITECTURES
  14. PROPOSED ARCHITECTURE FOR FUTURE SHIPBUILDING IAR APPLICATIONS
  15. CONCLUSIONS

Figures (7)

  • Figure 1: Example of video-mixed display.
  • Figure 2: Simplified AR pipeline.
  • Figure 3: Value of IAR across Industry 4.0.
  • Figure 4: Localization of products inside a workshop using an IAR system.
  • Figure 5: a) Real visualization b) Augmented visualization of hidden areas.
  • ...and 2 more figures