How AR/ VR can be used in manufacturing industry

1. Presented to- Sandeep Jena
Presented by- Rajashree Sahu
Satyam Kumar Dalei
Heena Mirza
Sushil Nayak
Manisha Pradhan
How AR/VR Can Be Used In
Manufacturing Industry

2.  Augmented reality (AR) is an enhanced version of the real physical world that
is achieved through the use of digital visual elements, sound, or other sensory
stimuli delivered via technology. It is a growing trend among companies
involved in mobile computing and business applications in particular.
 Augmented reality (AR) refers to the combination of real and virtual worlds
(computer-generated). A real image is captured on video, while that real-world
image is “augmented” with layers of digital information.
 Virtual Reality (VR) is the use of computer technology to create a simulated
environment. Unlike traditional user interfaces, VR places the user inside an
experience. Instead of viewing a screen in front of them, users are
immersed and able to interact with 3D worlds.
 By simulating as many senses as possible, such as vision, hearing, touch,
even smell, the computer is transformed into a gatekeeper to this artificial
world. The only limits to near-real VR experiences are the availability of
content and cheap computing power.

3. AR IN MANUFACTURING INDUSTRY
Manufacturing worker’s movements would be impeded if VR was used because
their real-world interaction would be obstructed with the headset on. Augmented
reality devices, make employee movement more natural and seamless.
 In manufacturing, the technology can be used to measure a variety of changes,
identify unsafe working conditions, or even envision a finished product.
Manufacturers can use it to present more than digital characters, images, or content,
such as overlaying text, stats, and information relevant to the worker’s current task.
A worker can view a piece of equipment and see its running temperature, disclosing
that the equipment is hot and unsafe to touch with bare hands. An employee can
know everything that’s happening around them, including the location of
coworkers, what machinery is breaking down, or what locations in a factory that
are restricted.
 Safety is always an issue in the manufacturing environment. With the right AR
applications, inexperienced employees can be informed, trained, and protected at
all times without wasting supplementary resources. Technical training and
education can be expensive when working with large, complex machinery or
dangerous equipment

4.  AR can speed this process by augmenting the task, and simplifying teamwork and
communication between the parties. A company executive could see the actual
product being designed and constructed in real-time utilizing AR. The executive
could offer insights and direction that could eliminate the back-and-forth that
normally takes place.
 Augmented reality allows a manufacture’s sales representatives to present images
of products, prototypes, catalogs and diagrams to customers. AR allows for the
replication of holograms acting together with the presenter with animated 3D
elements, text, video and images.
 AR can be used for factory planning. Digital planning data can be directly overlaid
onto views of the existing factory. Using AR, a visual presentation of the existing
plant combined with digital data can be achieved, leading to more planning
reliability and consequently to a reduction in time and cost. Accuracy is a critical
requirement for productive AR factory planning. Accurate data input needs to be
reliable for successful decisions on plant rebuilding or shop.

5. VR IN MANUFACTURING INDURSTY
 VR in manufacturing Researchers at the University of Maryland have introduced
the concept of virtual manufacturing in 1995.
 Virtual Manufacturing: provide the capability to “manufacture in the computer”.
 “VM will provide a modelling and simulation environment so powerful that the
fabrication/assembly of any product, including the associated manufacturing
processes, can be simulated in the computer” Source.
Where we are now
 Augmented reality
◦ Superimpose a computer-generated visuals on a user's view of the real world, thus
providing a composite view.
 Cloud manufacturing
◦ Scalability
◦ Multi-tenancy knowledge intensive, intelligent decision making tool

6. Example applications
 Virtual product design
virtual environment to evaluate the design, alternate designs, effectively interact
with the product model and conduct ergonomic studies using full human body
tracking.
 Virtual product prototyping
The process of using virtual prototypes instead of or in combination with physical
prototypes, for innovating, testing and evaluating of specific characteristics of a
candidate design.
Design & Prototyping
To allow the whole design team to work together in the virtual environments.
Improved interactive visualizations Reduction of the amount of hardware
prototypes during conception, design, and evaluation of new products. Grand vision
a virtual environment for innovating, testing and evaluating of specific
characteristics of a candidate design.

7. Operations Management
 Improved understanding through
 Improved visualization
 Interactive changes
 Communication
Additional Benefits
 Unskilled users can understand and participate in the planning process.
To duplicate an entire manufacturing process to a virtual environment to
give trainers their own factory to learn in. To allow employees to practice
their new skills.
 One of the virtual reality is changing manufacturing is by providing
additional safety. The use of virtual reality allows plant managers to
simulate assembly line configurations and the processes involved in
production, which allows them to identify situations that may be
potentially dangerous

8.  The advent of industrial robots is also one of the major applications of VR in the
manufacturing industry. VR in manufacturing industry enables the designers to
simulate their design prototype or model on advanced VR software. This helps
them to rectify errors at the primary stage and reduce production time and cost.

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