Knowledge networking and collaboration through augmented reality application in production-related services (WizARd)
(Project duration: 01.04.2020 to 31.03.2023)
Context
The use of technologies such as augmented reality (AR) and virtual reality (VR) holds great potential for making the German production sector more effective and efficient. For example, AR/VR cannot only save travel costs and working time in global collaborations, but also facilitate exchange between partners. Furthermore, AR/VR can support employees in daily tasks, such as production or maintenance of machines, by the technology providing instructions or documenting work processes. However, due to knowledge and technology barriers, the diffusion of AR/VR in these application domains is still severely limited. This is where the WizARd research project comes in.
Project Goal
The goal of the WizARd research project is to make smart services accessible with the help of AR/VR. The main aim is to facilitate knowledge networking and collaboration in companies by using AR and VR. With the help of the digitization assistant WizARd, companies are supported in their digitization projects and accompanied step by step through the digitization process. The assistant provides information about potential AR/VR use cases and delivers best practice guidance. It also provides companies with the web tools for process modeling and for creating AR/VR applications. In this way, the digitization assistant is intended to enable SMEs to introduce AR/VR in the company.
Work Packages
- Exploration and elicitation of requirements
- Iterative design, development, and piloting in the field
- Evaluation, reflection, and derivation of implications from the field
- Domain Specific Language (DSL) for AR/VR applications in smart services
- Knowledge exchange, transfer, and exploitation of results
- Coordination, continuous validation, and integration of partial results
Involved Partners
Sponsor
Federal Ministry of Education and Research (German: Bundesministerium für Bildung und Forschung, abbreviated BMBF): As part of the funding line "Internet-based services for complex products, production processes and plants (Smart Services)" (funding code: 02K18D180)
Further Information
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Location & approach
The campus of TU Dortmund University is located close to interstate junction Dortmund West, where the Sauerlandlinie A 45 (Frankfurt-Dortmund) crosses the Ruhrschnellweg B 1 / A 40. The best interstate exit to take from A 45 is "Dortmund-Eichlinghofen" (closer to Campus Süd), and from B 1 / A 40 "Dortmund-Dorstfeld" (closer to Campus Nord). Signs for the university are located at both exits. Also, there is a new exit before you pass over the B 1-bridge leading into Dortmund.
To get from Campus North to Campus South by car, there is the connection via Vogelpothsweg/Baroper Straße. We recommend you leave your car on one of the parking lots at Campus North and use the H-Bahn (suspended monorail system), which conveniently connects the two campuses.
TU Dortmund University has its own train station ("Dortmund Universität"). From there, suburban trains (S-Bahn) leave for Dortmund main station ("Dortmund Hauptbahnhof") and Düsseldorf main station via the "Düsseldorf Airport Train Station" (take S-Bahn number 1, which leaves every 20 or 30 minutes). The university is easily reached from Bochum, Essen, Mülheim an der Ruhr and Duisburg.
You can also take the bus or subway train from Dortmund city to the university: From Dortmund main station, you can take any train bound for the Station "Stadtgarten", usually lines U41, U45, U 47 and U49. At "Stadtgarten" you switch trains and get on line U42 towards "Hombruch". Look out for the Station "An der Palmweide". From the bus stop just across the road, busses bound for TU Dortmund University leave every ten minutes (445, 447 and 462). Another option is to take the subway routes U41, U45, U47 and U49 from Dortmund main station to the stop "Dortmund Kampstraße". From there, take U43 or U44 to the stop "Dortmund Wittener Straße". Switch to bus line 447 and get off at "Dortmund Universität S".
The H-Bahn is one of the hallmarks of TU Dortmund University. There are two stations on Campus Nord. One ("Dortmund Universität S") is directly located at the suburban train stop, which connects the university directly with the city of Dortmund and the rest of the Ruhr Area. Also from this station, there are connections to the "Technologiepark" and (via Campus Süd) Eichlinghofen. The other station is located at the dining hall at Campus Nord and offers a direct connection to Campus Süd every five minutes.
The AirportExpress is a fast and convenient means of transport from Dortmund Airport (DTM) to Dortmund Central Station, taking you there in little more than 20 minutes. From Dortmund Central Station, you can continue to the university campus by interurban railway (S-Bahn). A larger range of international flight connections is offered at Düsseldorf Airport (DUS), which is about 60 kilometres away and can be directly reached by S-Bahn from the university station.
The departments of TU Dortmund University are spread over two campuses, the larger Campus North and the smaller Campus South. Additionally, some areas of the university are located in the adjacent "Technologiepark".
Street navigation from and to the TU Dortmund University:
The document and the graphic represent the motorways and federal highways around the TU Dortmund University in a very simplified way:
This interactive map helps you find and navigate between facilities and buildings on campus:
This document contains a simple campus map in German and English: