The concept of introducing “multi Sourcing”
and then displaying through “augmentation” is not new. Google has playing
around with glasses for some time. Do you need Google Glasses to leverage
augmentation NO. You could have an IPAD as worker companion showing information
relative to the users orientation and focus. Similar to the “Starwalk”
application you can download for your IPAD which allows you point up the night
skies and see what stars in the orientation.
I was sent this article last week “google
Glass in Manufacturing” and the work Indiana
Technology and Manufacturing Companies (ITAMCO) is doing with Google Glass and
the MT Connect standard to ring a new way of displaying information, and it makes
a lot of sense and shows reality. They have some intriguing videos to look at:
We at Invensys have been investigating working on opportunities in this area and the likes of the Eyesim product where you have immersive reality is a good example. See this image below
These are pop-ups within your view showing you
history and data at your finger tips drawing from a remote site, and sources.
If you look at a pump you can see it is running, but you cannot see the RPMs or
power being used, yet this data is in the automation systems, so why not ring
back to the worker who is connected. Now as he looks at the pump he can see the
needed information. So while the above diagram is in the training simulation
world the concept is real industrial world, and the videos in the article show
more of the concepts.
Is this future or just around the corner,
what is without a doubt is the “operational Innovation and empowerment” can
take significant steps leveraging existing technologies!
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