Virtual and Augmented Reality in Design, Planning and Training From Research Topic to Practical Use

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1 Virtual and Augmented Reality in Design, Planning and Training From Research Topic to Practical Use Presentation by: Terje Johnsen Workshop Snøhetta, January 2007 OECD Halden Reactor Project Institute for Energy Technology, Halden, Norway

2 Institute for Energy Technology Independent foundation established in 1948 Norway s second largest research institute International nuclear industry and Nordic process, energy and petroleum industry Hosts the OECD Halden Reactor Project G. Randers, IFEs founder Institute for Energy Technology 2

3 OECD Halden Reactor Project Established in 1958 Joint undertaking - OECD NEA Three year program periods Current period: member-countries and more than 100 organisations Experimental programs HBWR, HAMMLAB and VR-lab Institute for Energy Technology 3

4 Man-Technology-Organisation MTO departments Computerised Operation Support Systems Industrial Psychology Operation Centres Visual Interface Technologies (VISIT) Institute for Energy Technology 4

5 VR in Control Room Engineering Supervisor s seated view Operator s reach envelope Operator s field of view Readability measurements Institute for Energy Technology 5

6 VR in Work Planning - To See the Invisible Institute for Energy Technology 6

7 VR in Training - Chernobyl Visualisation Centre Institute for Energy Technology 7

8 Augmented Reality Research Institute for Energy Technology 8

9 AR in Work Planning - To see the Invisible Institute for Energy Technology 9

10 Cooperation AHO-IFE Multi disciplinary team solving real world problems Cooperation since 2003 on virtual- and augmented reality applications in architecture and urban planning Commercialisation process Geo-Position and Orientation Tracking System application to Forny verifisering (Norwegian Research Council) Application to Innovation Norway 2007 Assisted by Campus Kjeller International contacts Institute for Energy Technology 10

11 AR Challenges Positioning is the Achilles heal Ultrasound Visual markers Magnetic Satellite GPS Radio RFID Combinations possible Display technology Interaction Need a quick victory AR binoculars Institute for Energy Technology 11

12 AR Binoculars A Quick Victory Institute for Energy Technology 12

13 VR and AR Implementation Details Implemented in Java programming language using Java 3D library Developed under Apple Mac OS X and Microsoft Windows 2000 and XP operating systems Should run on all platforms that support Java 3D All file formats used based on open standards ISO VRML and ISO X3D formats Designed for off-the-shelf desktop computers but multi-screen stereoscopic display systems running on exotic high-end graphics workstations are also supported Institute for Energy Technology 13

14 Other AR Application Areas Process industry and the wearable control room Educational and entertainment industries Windmill parks and landscape architecture Defence and police AR application in general Used to see the invisible Radiation Pollution Noise coustic Crowdedness Context aware visualisations Institute for Energy Technology 14

15 Presentation Summary: 1000 words < < 1 picture < < VR << AR AHO and IFE World leading competence Multi disciplinary work Solve real world problems Great potential in other disciplines Future development Commercialisation Continued research Institute for Energy Technology 15