Fraunhofer FEP
Modular AR service platform for industrial production
A cloud-based service platform with open industry interfaces is being developed as part of the "secureAR" project. An AR assistance system plays a central role in this.
Within "secureAR", the Fraunhofer Institute for Organic Electronics, Electron Beam and Plasma Technology is researching a hardware platform that is used in an AR assistance system for the location- and situation-based provision and visualization of data. Funded by the Federal Ministry of Education and Research (BMBF), the assistance system was initially optimized for use in electronics manufacturing and aircraft construction. The system is equipped with cameras that recognize where the wearer is in the room, as well as objects in the immediate vicinity. This allows operating instructions or information from other people who are not on site - such as during remote maintenance - to be displayed in a targeted manner. Ergonomics have been improved and the strain on the wearer in an industrial environment has been significantly reduced. The system can be expanded with additional sensors and interfaces.
The data is recorded and transmitted using sensors. In an industrial environment, such data must be specially protected as business secrets. Currently available AR devices, such as cell phones, tablets or data glasses, are permanently connected to the internet and cannot provide such protection because they are directly connected to the common cloud systems of their providers. The modular open source operating system L4Re is used on the assistance system to securely record the data. The data is transferred directly to the service platform in compliance with data, property and personal rights. The use of OLED microdisplays has resulted in a system that can be used both binocularly and monocularly.
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