A Multi-User Collaborative AR System for Industrial Applications

Wang, Junyi; Qi, Yue

doi:10.3390/s22041319

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“…Finally, in the most recent work on this topic, (Wang and Qi (2022)) [21] proposed a multi-user collaborative AR system that aims to build industrial content with Computer-Aided-Design (CAD). This work emphasizes the necessity of remote participation and notes that it is an expected part of any solution and the way complex information is communicated calls for the use of AR to establish SA.…”

Section: Command and Control And Situational Awarenessmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…The application will be deployed on Microsoft's HoloLens 2 HMD that has gained a lot of momentum lately (U.S army deal with Microsoft 2021-2022) for its potential to contribute to the situation awareness (Roux (2010)) [9] and it has also been used in C2 research papers (Chen at el. (2020) [10], Wang et al (2022) [21]). Unity3D is very suitable and has extensive application value (Li and Tang (2019)) [33] and we used its augmented reality technology scheme to implement our application.…”

Section: Enhancing Situational Awarenessmentioning

confidence: 99%

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ARTS: Augmented Reality Tactical Sandbox for improved situational awareness in a multi-user scenario

Korkiakoski,

Chakal,

Fernando

et al. 2023

Preprint

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The Augmented Reality Tactical Sandbox (ARTS) is an augmented reality (AR)application that provides real-time immersive analytics of mission-critical information over a virtual map using a head-mounted display (HMD). Prior studies into AR concentrate on single-user experiences rather than having multiple users interacting with each other in the same AR realm. The research is especially lacking when considering situational awareness (SA) and in the case of more users: distributed SA (DSA). Unlike these previous studies, we focus on both the single-user experience and the multi-user experience and the differences between the two. Our application implements a service to enhance teamwork, remote collaboration, and SA. The multi-user environment is created using a client-server protocol over a RESTful HTTP service, allowing local and remote users to collaborate in real-time to accomplish objectives involving metaverse assets displayed on the map. We conducted a user experiment with 28 participants divided into two groups comparing the performance and SA of a single user and a team in a drone (co)piloting task using an AR map. We observed a carryover effect when going from a single user to a team and vice versa. There was no significant difference in SA between the tasks but overall single-user SA was better than multi-user. We also found that men performed significantly faster than women in the single-user task. The application illustrates how the concept of SA can be extended to the command and control domain.

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Section: Command and Control And Situational Awarenessmentioning

confidence: 99%

Section: Enhancing Situational Awarenessmentioning

confidence: 99%

ARTS: Augmented Reality Tactical Sandbox for improved situational awareness in a multi-user scenario

Korkiakoski,

Chakal,

Fernando

et al. 2023

Preprint

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“…A promising use of AR technology is in remote collaboration, an application seen in many industry- and engineering-related tasks over the last 2 decades [ 14 , 15 ]. As COVID-19 pushed health care to explore remote health solutions, providers, caregivers, and students have become increasingly aware of technology’s role in enabling access to care [ 16 - 18 ].…”

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Augmented Reality in Real-time Telemedicine and Telementoring: Scoping Review

Dinh¹,

Yin²,

Estrin³

et al. 2023

JMIR Mhealth Uhealth

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Background Over the last decade, augmented reality (AR) has emerged in health care as a tool for visualizing data and enhancing simulation learning. AR, which has largely been explored for communication and collaboration in nonhealth contexts, could play a role in shaping future remote medical services and training. This review summarized existing studies implementing AR in real-time telemedicine and telementoring to create a foundation for health care providers and technology developers to understand future opportunities in remote care and education. Objective This review described devices and platforms that use AR for real-time telemedicine and telementoring, the tasks for which AR was implemented, and the ways in which these implementations were evaluated to identify gaps in research that provide opportunities for further study. Methods We searched PubMed, Scopus, Embase, and MEDLINE to identify English-language studies published between January 1, 2012, and October 18, 2022, implementing AR technology in a real-time interaction related to telemedicine or telementoring. The search terms were “augmented reality” OR “AR” AND “remote” OR “telemedicine” OR “telehealth” OR “telementoring.” Systematic reviews, meta-analyses, and discussion-based articles were excluded from analysis. Results A total of 39 articles met the inclusion criteria and were categorized into themes of patient evaluation, medical intervention, and education. In total, 20 devices and platforms using AR were identified, with common features being the ability for remote users to annotate, display graphics, and display their hands or tools in the local user’s view. Common themes across the studies included consultation and procedural education, with surgery, emergency, and hospital medicine being the most represented specialties. Outcomes were most often measured using feedback surveys and interviews. The most common objective measures were time to task completion and performance. Long-term outcome and resource cost measurements were rare. Across the studies, user feedback was consistently positive for perceived efficacy, feasibility, and acceptability. Comparative trials demonstrated that AR-assisted conditions had noninferior reliability and performance and did not consistently extend procedure times compared with in-person controls. Conclusions Studies implementing AR in telemedicine and telementoring demonstrated the technology’s ability to enhance access to information and facilitate guidance in multiple health care settings. However, AR’s role as an alternative to current telecommunication platforms or even in-person interactions remains to be validated, with many disciplines and provider-to-nonprovider uses still lacking robust investigation. Additional studies comparing existing methods may offer more insight into this intersection, but the early stage of technical development and the lack of standardized tools and adoption have hindered the conduct of larger longitudinal and randomized controlled trials. Overall, AR has the potential to complement and advance the capabilities of remote medical care and learning, creating unique opportunities for innovator, provider, and patient involvement.

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“…According to the literature, such VR technology expedited the development of immersive and collaborative learning in the classroom [ 24 ]. In addition, the extended reality (XR) and AR have been investigated widely for educational purposes [ 25 , 26 , 27 ]. Furthermore, with the expansion of wearables in education, digital augmentation of physical activities have been used for virtual field trips [ 28 ].…”

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Wearable Sensors for Learning Enhancement in Higher Education

Khosravi

Bailey

Parvizi

et al. 2022

Sensors

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Wearable sensors have traditionally been used to measure and monitor vital human signs for well-being and healthcare applications. However, there is a growing interest in using and deploying these technologies to facilitate teaching and learning, particularly in a higher education environment. The aim of this paper is therefore to systematically review the range of wearable devices that have been used for enhancing the teaching and delivery of engineering curricula in higher education. Moreover, we compare the advantages and disadvantages of these devices according to the location in which they are worn on the human body. According to our survey, wearable devices for enhanced learning have mainly been worn on the head (e.g., eyeglasses), wrist (e.g., watches) and chest (e.g., electrocardiogram patch). In fact, among those locations, head-worn devices enable better student engagement with the learning materials, improved student attention as well as higher spatial and visual awareness. We identify the research questions and discuss the research inclusion and exclusion criteria to present the challenges faced by researchers in implementing learning technologies for enhanced engineering education. Furthermore, we provide recommendations on using wearable devices to improve the teaching and learning of engineering courses in higher education.

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A Multi-User Collaborative AR System for Industrial Applications

Cited by 22 publications

References 43 publications

ARTS: Augmented Reality Tactical Sandbox for improved situational awareness in a multi-user scenario

ARTS: Augmented Reality Tactical Sandbox for improved situational awareness in a multi-user scenario

Augmented Reality in Real-time Telemedicine and Telementoring: Scoping Review

Wearable Sensors for Learning Enhancement in Higher Education

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