3D user interfaces for industrial augmented reality applications on modern head-mounted displays

NGRAIN是强大的下一代3D增强现实（AR）和虚拟现实的领先提供商 (VR)企业中的关键任务应用程序的技术。NGRAIN的工业AR和VR软件 产品使企业能够利用移动的设备、平板电脑和可穿戴头戴式显示器， 谷歌眼镜或爱普生Moverio作为一种手段，提供几乎任何类型的移动3D可视化 数据这样的数据叠加在用户的视场之上，并且提供对操作的实时访问。 情报和企业数据，而他或她是在外地经营。由于市场的兴趣和 随着移动的技术的发展，可穿戴头戴式显示器（HMD）正迅速成为一种可行的 为这些移动的劳动力提供计算平台。虽然有相当大的市场投资， 显示器硬件本身的开发，驱动 硬件相对有限。 NGRAIN希望通过从事前沿研究来保持其竞争优势， 可穿戴软件将使工业AR应用程序能够在苛刻的环境下有效部署， 操作条件。这需要开发用户界面（UI）技术， HMD始终开启并且用户无法访问公共输入设备（例如，无法访问公共输入设备）的环境 鼠标、键盘或触摸屏）。该提案描述了与人机的研究合作 马尼托巴大学的人机交互（HCI）实验室和NGRAIN的研发专家， 增强现实（AR）、虚拟现实（VR）和3D工业应用。主要成果将是 开发概念验证软件，使可穿戴HMD（爱普生Moverio智能眼镜）能够 部署在现场制造环境中。HCI实验室将协助开发高效的HMD UI， 对NGRAIN感兴趣的应用领域。这将使NGRAIN保持强大的竞争优势， 用户对其应用程序的体验水平

NGRAIN is a leading provider of powerful, next-generation 3D augmented reality (AR) and virtual reality (VR) technology for mission-critical applications in the enterprise. NGRAIN's industrial AR and VR software products enable businesses to leverage mobile devices, tablets, and wearable head-mounted displays such as Google Glass or the Epson Moverio as a means to provide on-the-go 3D visualization of virtually any kind of data. Such data is superimposed on top of a user's field of view and provides real-time access to operational intelligence and enterprise data while he or she is operating in the field. As a result of market interest and the evolution of mobile technology, wearable head-mounted displays (HMDs) are fast becoming a viable computing platform for these mobile workforces. While there are considerable market investments in the development of the display hardware itself, innovation in the software applications that drive use cases of the hardware have been relatively limited. NGRAIN is looking to sustain its competitive advantage by engaging in leading-edge research to develop wearable software that will enable an industrial AR application to be effectively deployed under demanding operational conditions. This entails the development of user interface (UI) technologies that can be used in environments where the HMD is always on, and the user lacks access to common input devices (e.g. no access to mice, keyboards, or touch screens). This proposal describes research collaboration with the human-computer interaction (HCI) lab at the University of Manitoba and R&D specialists at NGRAIN with expertise in augmented reality (AR), virtual reality (VR), and 3D industrial applications. The principal outcome will be the development of proof-of-concept software that will enable a wearable HMD (Epson Moverio smart glasses) to be deployed in a live manufacturing environment. The HCI lab will assist in developing efficient HMD UIs for application areas of interest to NGRAIN. This will allow NGRAIN to maintain a strong competitive edge on the level of user experience with their applications