Spring Occupational Safety & Health Committee Conference

April 30 - May 2, 2018 |

JW Marriott Miami | Miami, FL

Advances in Augmented Reality Applications

Norm McCollough, Electric Power Research Institute

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What is this AR stuff anyway?

Augmented Reality is the ability to create and track a correspondence between the real-world space the user inhabits and a virtual space where you can model visual content.When your app displays that content together with a live camera image, the user experiences augmented reality: the illusion that your virtual content is part of the real world.

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What hardware is available?•Phones, Tablets, AR Glasses•AR HMDs and Hard-Hats•Device Requirements

• Camera and display• Connectivity to content

• 100M devices and counting

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Built-In Devices?

IR SensorsIR real-time sensor data Temperature MeasurementExternal USB connected Threat LocationConnectivity with other wearable sensors

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What sensors are available?

Smart watchesProvide real-time sensor data accelerometer and Heart RateLocation of field workers data connectivity with field crew leadersConnectivity with other wearable sensors

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Heart and Breath Rate SensorsExternal HR BR Bluetooth Sensors

External HR BR device with in AR in app display and warning system.

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Electric Field Sensors

Electric Field (EM)Provide real-time Electric field warningLocation of field workers, data connectivity with field crew leadersConnectivity with other wearable sensors

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What Applications are there?

• Varies across all utility functions

• Worker monitoring

• System operations

• Warehouse and asset distribution

• Storm damage Assessment

• Others

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Multiple Map Layers

▪ Gas▪ Electric▪ Weather (future)

Assets by Lat/Long/Altitude

Maintenance Orders

Connectivity

FFDV Technology Demo

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Switching Orders App

Direct System Operator Overview

Real-time communications

Asset and LocationVerification

System Operator Pauseor Stop Options

Multiple Device Options

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Connected Data Apps

Data Visualization

Connectivity

Asset location

Field Worker Location

Storm Damage Assessment

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Electric Utility Warehouse Application

AR Head-Mounted-DisplaysProvide real-time asset bin and

bin location dataAsset re-marking for field

deploymentAsset image recognition

capability

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What are the Pros and Cons?

Pros:

Connectivity

Maps, Schematics, Field workers, Help desk,

Sensors for warning

Thermal (IR), Electric Field, Heart Rate, many others

Cons:

Not All Are “Hands Free”

Some are bulky, heavy

Still an emerging technologyRecent announcements by Intel, Atheer, Google,others to delay entry

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Observations

Many apps available - emerging technology for apps

Connectivity, external sensors, location services are evolving

3D vs 2D still a consideration

Use of a “training” tool is under evaluation

Use in storm damage POC was very favorable

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