Virtual reality, real-world enhancements
concept “walk-through” of a Global 7500 aircraft. The team will then step into a virtual, augmented world building in object recognition capabilities, 3D scanning, anchoring on real aircraft in hangers, followed by the super-position of design data on real-world physical objects.
Looking at the flagship Bombardier Global 7500 jet, your naked eye sees two engines, two wings, a tail and a cockpit. Through the eyes of the thousands of people that design and build them, these jets are more than 35,000 individual parts that make up the most sophisticated business jet ever built.
Ultimately, the augmented reality environment will allow for an on-the-spot comparison of “as-designed” and “as-built,” for use in inspection, repair, and manufacturing – as easily as putting on a pair of glasses.
Finding ways to access each part is a key contributing factor to efficiency – when it comes to assembling the aircraft, designing and implementing modifications or in-field service. AI-enhanced augmented and virtual reality is the latest solution in work to address this challenge. It has the potential to drastically change design validations, repair processes and much more as we enter a not-to-distant paperless future, further enhanced by augmented reality in day-to-day tasks.
Des Algorithmes Avancés Prédisent La Disponibilité Des Pièces L’un des plus importants objectifs de l’équipe Service et soutien de Bombardier est d’assurer de solides stocks de pièces détachées à l’échelle de son réseau de centres de service. Nous y arriverons bientôt grâce à des technologies avancées, comme l’intelligence artificielle (IA).
By leveraging machine-learning for object identification, this technology could soon replace 2D design stations, inspection books, and manufacturing and service workstations. All relevant content will be provided in wearable technology displaying an extended reality environment for the designer, or technician, who can keep hands-free and eyes on the task without referring to a physical manual. This technology could call up tasks and even virtually “point” to where it must be performed.
Avec l’aide de Scale AI, un consortium d’entités privées, de centres de recherche et d’universités conseillant des entreprises canadiennes et faisant la promotion de l’utilisation de l’IA dans l’industrie, Bombardier se lance dans un nouveau projet de R et D utilisant l’IA pour créer des algorithmes avancés qui étudieront de nouvelles façons d’améliorer son processus de disponibilité des pièces. Ce projet, mené par son équipe Services et soutien aux innovations numériques, vise à suivre plus efficacement l’utilisation des pièces, et leurs tendances, pour assurer la disponibilité de n’importe quelle pièce en tout temps.
So how do we get there? Researchers are developing an algorithm to translate large CATIA files into smaller, but representative graphics files. After successful file translation, the immersive world will be tested virtually through a proof of
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