Augmented Reality Connects Engineers with Aircraft Maintainers

摘要

Team Collaborative Augmented Reality Maintenance Assistant (CARMA), comprised of five engineers and a logistician, conducted research, development and testing as part of a six-month NAWCAD Innovation Challenge to create a working prototype that would allow subject matter experts to help maintainers troubleshoot equipment virtually. "Using augmented reality tools, we can place a SME right with the maintainer doing repairs or whatever a maintainer needs help with fleet side, base side, wherever they need it," said Connor Hagerty, CARMA team lead. "The expert will be able to see everything the maintainer sees and mark it up with drawings, with pictures, whatever they need to do to help the maintainer make the repair."