Augmented and Virtual Reality Technologies - Investigation of Practical Applications in Aviation Training and Operations from Technology Development to Demonstration

增强现实和虚拟现实 (AR/VR) 技术可能会给航空航天业带来变革。潜在的好处包括通过提高准确度和精确度来提高生产力，从而减少错误、升级流程以及改善健康和安全。这些技术还提供了促进团队内部更密切协作的潜力，从而做出更好的决策。 AR/VR 的广泛采用也为提升航空人员的技能提供了重要机会。这些优势相结合将提高全球市场的竞争力。 Centennial College 将与瑞尔森大学、庞巴迪航空和 OVA Gestion Conseil 合作开展一个项目，调查和评估 AR/VR 在航空领域的应用。目标是研究 AR/VR 在航空业重要的两个不同领域的实际应用：培训和运营。 VR技术的开发将为航空专业人员飞机操作程序培训提供新方法。此次培训的重点是机组人员在飞机每次飞行前必须进行的安全检查，以及技术人员在彻底检查飞机驾驶舱系统时必须执行的测试程序。 AR技术的开发将利用VR的程序训练能力，为执行这些详细飞机工作任务的机组人员和技术人员提供实时帮助。 AR 将任务工作流程的实时分步指导与人工智能和机器学习功能相结合。这将使用户能够高效地完成工作任务，同时减少出错的机会。其结果将是可以在实际的现实环境中成功演示的集成技术。参与该项目的研究人员将能够在航空及相关行业互补领域的技术和人机界面研究方向上扩展其在AR/VR方面的研究能力。该项目的协作性质是在教育环境中对技术进行研究和评估，这也为航空航天学科的大学生提供了一种创新的教学方法。学生将有机会接受 AR/VR 技术培训，从而深入了解系统、操作流程和技术程序。这将为他们提供额外的知识和技能，以便他们能够在就业市场上成功竞争，在加拿大开展职业生涯

Augmented and Virtual Reality (AR/VR) technologies are potentially transformative for the aerospace and aviation industries. Among the potential benefits are increased productivity through increased accuracy and precision, leading to fewer errors, upgraded processes, as well as improved health and safety. These technologies also provide the potential to foster closer collaboration within teams, leading to better decision making. There is also a significant opportunity with the widespread adoption of AR/VR to upgrade the skills of personnel employed in aviation. Combined these benefits will result in increased competitiveness in the global marketplace. Centennial College will undertake a project to investigate and assess the application of AR/VR in aviation in collaboration with Ryerson University, Bombardier Aviation and OVA Gestion Conseil. The goal will be to investigate the practical applications of AR/VR in two separate areas of importance to the aviation industry: training and operations. VR technology will be developed to provide new ways to train aviation professionals in the aircraft operating procedures. This training will be focused on the safety inspection that flight crews must undertake prior to every flight of an aircraft and on the test procedures that technicians must carry out when aircraft cockpit systems are thoroughly checked. AR technology development will leverage the procedural training capacity of VR to provide real-time assistance to flight crews and technicians undertaking these detailed aircraft work tasks. AR will combine real-time step-by-step guidance through the task work-flow with artificial intelligence and machine learning capability. This will give the user the ability to efficiently complete work tasks and at the same time reduce the chance of error. The results will be integrated technologies that can be successfully demonstrated in practical, real-world environments. Researchers engaged in this project will be able to expand their research capabilities in AR/VR in the directions of technology and machine-human interface research in complementary areas of aviation and related industries. The collaborative nature of this project where the technology is researched and evaluated in an educational environment also provides an innovative method of instruction to college and university students in the aerospace discipline. The students will have the opportunity to be trained in AR/VR technologies leading to an in-depth understanding of systems, operational processes and technical procedures. This will give them additional knowledge and skills so that they will be able to successfully compete in the employment marketplace to launch their careers in Canada