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Charles McLellan ZDNet.co.uk

Published: 13 Sep 2007 14:18 BST

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SMART

Acronym time again, in the shape of SMART (System Maintenance with Augmented Reality Technology). This German project aims to make the servicing of a complex system such as a mainframe quicker and easier by overlaying 3D data onto live camera footage of the system. Ideally used with a head-mounted display/camera combo (but demonstrated at EB Expo with a handheld), SMART makes use of existing CAD models of the system in question, adding markers (akin to 2D barcodes) that allow the camera to recognise different components and workflow data that tell the operator what to do with the component.

 

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