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VTT Develops AR Tool for Astronauts

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ESPOO, Finland, May 10, 2017 — An international project led by the VTT Technical Research Centre of Finland Ltd. has developed a new augmented reality (AR) tool for the European Space Agency. The tool aims to help astronauts perform maintenance tasks and real-time equipment monitoring in space. The two-year engineering data in cross platform AR (EdcAR) project developed a new AR system intended to improve the performance of manual tasks in the frame of the space industry. The system is expected to reduce mistakes, speed up the tasks and improve the clarity of the instruction by the use of AR technology, with a major...Read full article

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    Published: May 2017
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    augmented reality
    Augmented reality (AR) is a technology that integrates digital information, typically in the form of computer-generated graphics, images, or data, with the real-world environment in real-time. AR enhances the user's perception of the physical world by overlaying or combining digital content onto the user's view of the real world, often through devices like smartphones, tablets, smart glasses, or specialized AR headsets. Key features and principles of augmented reality: Real-time...
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