Applications of Mixed Reality for Smart Aviation Industry: Opportunities and Challenges

Abstract

Nowadays, mixed reality has improved operational efficiency and enhanced passenger experience in the aviation industry. Integrated with advanced machine learning and artificial intelligence techniques, mixed reality can easily deal with tons of aviation data to support decision-making processes in this industry. The chapter presents the state-of-the-art applications of mixed reality in smart aviation industry. Opportunities and challenges of integrating mixed reality with advanced machine learning and artificial intelligence techniques into the aviation industry are introduced. This chapter focuses on how the integrated mixed reality can improve the quality and reliability of maintenance, operation, piloting, training, and product design in smart aerospace engineering. It also describes autonomous, self-service, and data visualization systems in smart airports to enhance passenger experience. Finally, this chapter discusses airline’s digital-based responses to the COVID-19 crisis.

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“…Similarly, another study on Smart Airports [96] discussed how VR technology can be utilized for enhancing Smart Airports. This was backed by another study that proposed a Mixed Reality (MR) [97] paradigm for Smart Aviation.…”