Industrial AR Anchor Updates From Machine Position Changes
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Solution Overview
Problem
The manual entry and updating of anchor locations in industrial augmented reality systems are time-consuming and costly due to the frequent addition, removal, or movement of machinery in industrial environments.
Innovation Solution
Implementing machinery with sensors and processors to automatically detect and communicate changes in position and orientation, allowing an industrial augmented reality system to dynamically update the augmented reality framework and anchor locations.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Loss of time
If manual entry and updating of anchor locations is used, then system complexity is reduced, but time consumption and cost increase
Solution Approach 1:
The system enables self-service automation where the industrial environment automatically detects machinery positions and orientations using sensors, generates anchor locations autonomously, and updates the augmented reality framework without human intervention. The machinery itself provides the data needed for anchor placement through its own position and orientation information.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent replaces the manual mechanical process of entering and updating anchor locations with an automated sensor-based system. Sensors detect machinery positions and orientations, and software algorithms automatically calculate and update anchor locations, substituting human manual operations with automated detection and computation systems.
2Productivity
If manual updating of anchor locations is performed, then system simplicity is maintained, but productivity decreases
Solution Approach 1:
The system uses universal sensors and detection mechanisms that can identify any machinery in the industrial environment regardless of type or position. The same sensor array and processing algorithms handle all anchor location updates throughout the facility, providing a multi-functional solution that increases productivity without requiring specialized systems for each machinery type.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent introduces an intermediary automated system that acts as a mediator between the physical machinery and the augmented reality framework. This intermediary layer processes sensor data, calculates anchor positions, and updates the AR system, thereby improving productivity while containing complexity within a dedicated intermediate component rather than spreading it throughout the entire system.
3Ease of operation
If automated detection and updating is implemented, then time and cost are reduced, but system complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The system performs self-service operations where sensors automatically detect machinery positions, the processing system autonomously calculates anchor locations, and the augmented reality framework updates itself without human intervention. This self-service capability dramatically improves ease of operation by eliminating manual tasks entirely.
Solution Approach 2:
The system implements continuous feedback loops where sensors monitor machinery positions and orientations in real-time, and the system automatically responds by updating anchor locations whenever changes are detected. This feedback mechanism maintains ease of operation by ensuring the system adapts automatically to any changes in the industrial environment.
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AI summary
Computer-implemented methods for managing anchors in an industrial augmented reality system are provided. Aspects include receiving, from a machine in an industrial environment, an identifier of the machine, an identification of anchors associated with the machine, a position of the machine in the industrial environment, and an orientation of the machine and creating, by the industrial augmented reality system, a augmented reality framework for the industrial environment. Aspects also include receiving, by the industrial augmented reality system from the machine, an indication that one or more of the position of the machine in the industrial environment and the orientation of the machine has changed and updating, the augmented reality framework for the industrial environment based on the indicated change to of the one or more of the position of the machine in the industrial environment and the orientation of the machine.