Application of Augmented Reality for Simulation of Robotized Workcell Activity

Augmented Reality (AR) shows great promises for its usage as a tool for simulation and verification of design proposal of new technological systems. Main advantage of augmented reality application usage is possibility of creation and simulation of new technological unit before its realization. This may contribute to increasing of safety and ergonomics and decreasing of economical aspects of new proposed unit. Virtual model of proposed workcell could reveal hidden errors which elimination in later stage of new workcell creation should cause great difficulties. Paper describes process of such virtual model creation and possibilities of its simulation and verification by augmented reality tools.

Authors:

• J. Novak-Marcincin
• J. Barna
• M. Janak

Keywords:

• Augmented reality
• simulation
• workcell design.

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