In this paper a wireless infrared motion tracking system created in the Fraunhofer Institute for Media Communication is described. The system is able to track stylus and head of a user simultaneously and in real time. Infrared beacons are used to allow the system to operate together with projectors without their influence. The principles of the calibration process, distortion correction and reconstruction are described. The characteristics of the tracking system are given with regard to the hardware configuration needed.
In this paper we present preliminary results of the ongoing research of a new industrial control system with a special stress on user interfaces and data representation. The main focus of our research is the combination of traditional control interfaces for manufacturing machines with new ubiquitous services, handheld computers and Virtual Reality installations. Our system can support both industrial operators and managers by providing them with a new powerful tool, which can help them monitoring their environment and supervise production processes in a very convenient way. We also describe a miniature simulation model produced for development purposes. The research has been performed within the framework of EU-supported project INT-MANUS.
Abstract:The European research project INT-MANUS embedded in the I*PROMS European network of excellence addresses the increasing demand for flexibility and adaptivity, which is summarized by rapid reconfigurations of complete factories as well as related aspects in Human Computer Interaction (HCI), Software, and Production Systems. The project's main goal is to develop a new technology for the production plants of the future, the Smart Connected Control Platform (SCCP). This platform allows controlling a factory with the help of an open distributed learning agent platform that integrates machines, robots, and human personnel.
The European research project INT-MANUS embedded in the I*PROMS European network of excellence addresses the increasing demand for flexibility and adaptivity, which is summarised by rapid reconfiguration of complete factories, flexible reaction to new demands as well as related aspects in human computer interaction (HCI), software, and production systems. The project's main goal has been to develop a new technology for the production plants of the future: the Smart Connected Control Platform (SCCP). This platform allows controlling a factory with the help of an open distributed and learning agent platform that integrates machines, robots, and human personnel. It offers an enterprise service bus like concept for dynamic and decentrally controlled production systems, which flexibly connects machines and IT systems like robotic transport systems, terminals, mobile control systems, etc
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