Augmented Reality Product Installation and Service Documentation

FTI conference 2015

Andrew McCabe – Semcon Product Information UK Andrew Head - Semcon Product Information UK

Semcon is an international technology company active in the areas of engineering services and product information. We have 3,000 dedicated employees who are creating the future together with our customers.

Customers’ demands for expertise, innovation, ability to supply and market adaptation, encourage us to constantly be at the cutting edge throughout the entire product development chain. We challenge ourselves everyday to be in the forefront and we develop the products and systems for the future.

Our customers are active in many different development-intensive industries, which provide extensive industrial expertise that benefits all customers.

http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/discoblog/2010/04/17/your-augmented-reality-life-coming-soon-in-2020/

• Typical use cases for technical publications

• AR can enhance all of these use case

Product Marketing

Training & E-Learning

Operation Instructions

Service & repair

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AR as a tool for technical communications?

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Wearable AR technology

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aThCr0PsyuA

AR development process

2D Tracking

http://www.metaio.com/references/

Demonstration: 2D Product configurator

2D-Marker in a brochure or magazine

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https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.Semcon.Showcar&hl=en

Markerless Tracking

3D Feature Based Tracking

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http://www.telepresenceoptions.com/2012/10/metaio_scales_augmented_realit/

http://www.cc.gatech.edu/~dellaert/12F-3D/Welcome.html

3D Tracking: Virtual owners manual

Demonstration: Embedded animation

• Simulation and exploration

Thank You!