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Strategic Partnerships for school education 2019-1-PL01-KA201-065137
Project: Teacher4.0 - comprehensive method of implementation of Industry 4.0
concept into didactic practice in primary and secondary schools

graphics on an image. The popularity of HUD displays in aviation caused that similar solutions started
to be developed for the ground force – BARS systems. There was also research done on the
effectiveness of AR during training. The first impressions were positive despite a problem the
scientists have to face – improving the performance of tracking systems and displays which are key
elements of AR systems used for trainings.

The army was interested in using AR for fixing and servicing army vehicles in field conditions.

Such systems were used for the first time by a Boeing company to support the work of mechanics
and electricians while assembling wires in planes. Since then a lot of similar projects were developed.
ARMAR can be an example created by Columbia University. It is created to make the work of
mechanics more efficient and increase work safety. The system used HMD display thanks to which
the worker saw an image with AR elements put on it and he was led through next fixing stages.

Similar systems were developed by car makers Volkswagen and BMV, but due to the weight of the
device it was not widely used.
Instead, app for tablets and smartphones are developed, they are to help the service technician to
carry on the repair, e.g. Volkswagen MARTA app or apps helping drivers with everyday vehicle
operating. e.g. eKurzinfo.

Car industry is one of the fields that develops AR the most. This technology, which broadens the
driver’s reality helps to eliminate the risk of a car dead point, fog, dangerous situations on the road
or carelessness.

System AR was used for the first time in 1988 by General Motors in Oldsmobile Cutlass Supreme and
Pontiac Grand Prix vehicles. They were known for the military head-up displays. For the next 30
years, because of the exclusivity protected by General Motors patent, such displays were seen mainly
in vehicles belonging to this company. The exception were rare on the Japanese market Toyota cars,
and in Europe cars produced by BMW AG company.

However, since the termination of the patent, car companies outdo each other in developing new,
better head-up displays. HUD displays are still the easiest method of broadening the reality in cars,
still the surface displaying data is limited. So, manufacturers are trying to find a technological
solution to use the whole windscreen of the car.

Not only would the windscreen work as help for the driver, but it also could be an Infotainment
system of the car, being both a system allowing to display information about the surroundings and a
source of entertainment. Initially, it would be used to improve the safety and comfort, then AR
would become a medium of information and entertainment for the car passengers. There is great
potential of the AR usage in navigation and tourism. Currently, they are used in industry, museums,
land and air transport.

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