Workshop on Industrial Augmented Reality

Eric Foxlin, InterSense Inc.

History and Roadmap of InterSense Tracker Development for Industrial AR and Automation

Abstract

This talk will trace the history of InterSense's quest to develop robust and versatile hybrid tracking technology for industrial manufacturing environments, from our early acoustic/inertial system in the Boeing wireshop, through the now commercially available IS-1200 vision/inertial mobile AR head-tracker, concluding with current programs to develop products for tracking hand-operated tools in the automotive assembly plant. Emphasis will be placed on our platform-based product family architecture, allowing customers to easily configure outside-in or inside-out solutions or choose between electro-optical or computer-vision aiding strategies.