4. AR Monitoring for an Assembly Line
4.1. Advantages of an AR Solution
The entire process of an assembly line consists of several different steps. Many machine tools can be chained resulting in a complex system. From these machine tools it is possible to collect and evaluate a huge amount of process data (see Fig. 2). The obtained data is the basis for the visualization of important process information and applications like monitoring as well as diagnosis and control purposes for machines or the whole assembly line. Especially for large systems (like an automotive factory) it is a great benefit (e.g. to locate problems) to obtain relevant process information locally in an easy manner. To achieve this as quickly as possible and directly on-site would be a big advantage to keep the interruption of the production process as short as possible. Therefore, the user can receive warnings and react quickly.