Augmented reality heads off to the construction site

摘要

A consortium led by civil engineering visualisation expert Soluis Group has received £1 m funding from Innovate UK to develop a so-called Augmented Worker System (AWE) for the construction industry. Aimed at enabling engineers to make the most of the building information modelling (BIM) tools that are now widely used by the construction sector, the project hopes to replace paper or handheld devices with hands-free heads-up augmented reality (AR) displays that would provide real-time access to data, and enable greater collaboration between teams and partners.