The need to have information available everywhere and at all times has increased in recent years. In industry in particular, there are many scenarios in which the direct provision of information such as measured variables, circuit diagrams or documents makes sense. It is particularly interesting if this information can be displayed directly in the user’s field of vision. Such concepts can be realized with the help of AR (augmented reality) technology.
This means that mobile radio testers can display their results directly in the measurement engineer’s field of vision and provide him with the current measurement data. Or during maintenance work on a car control unit, for example, the assignment of a connector can be displayed in order to easily find the pin you are looking for and have the corresponding measurement parameters available for the measurement. The range of scenarios can be extended at will.
TSEP has been creating software in the technical environment since 1988, with a focus on measurement technology and automation, and today has around 30 employees worldwide. In 2018, TSEP started to provide a solution for such AR scenarios in measurement technology and automation, which was finally presented in 2019 as TSEP Apollo. TSEP Apollo does not rely on a fixed hardware configuration, but uses the OpenVR standard. This means that all AR glasses that support this standard can be used. All major manufacturers such as Google and Meta support this standard. TSEP Apollo is therefore ideally equipped for the next generation of AR hardware. Data glasses such as the Toshiba “dynaEdge” can also be used for simple visualizations. These are characterized by optimal wearing comfort and a moderate price.
Not only the visualization of the data, but also the simple operation was one of the requirements for the system. As TSEP Apollo is intended for use at work, it was not possible to control the software using a keyboard, mouse or gestures. TSEP has therefore opted for voice control. This allows the user to operate TSEP Apollo quickly and efficiently during the measurement. In addition, emphasis was placed on the fact that the voice control runs directly on the TSEP Apollo hardware and therefore does not require an Internet connection.
The customer response was correspondingly high, so that TSEP can now offer the first customer solutions with the TSEP Apollo product. In the field of measurement technology, TSEP Apollo can be used to display data, statuses or measured values for the user in their field of vision using any measuring device that has a data interface (SCPI interface, scripting interface). Examples of applications here are the measurement of parameters on complex DUTs or in an environment in which the device is not in the user’s field of vision. User guidance for complex calibration and configuration tasks can also be significantly simplified for the user with a user-guided AR application. The possible applications in the field of measurement technology are manifold.
In the Maintenance area, measurement parameters, circuit diagrams or pin assignments can be displayed directly during maintenance work. The selection can be made directly via the voice interface or, for example, via barcode or QR code recognition. This makes it easy for the service employee to access all the necessary information.
TSEP Apollo has been designed and implemented as an open platform for the realization of customer applications.
Source: http://www.all-about-test.info
