Thanks! Good question, the AI part is clear, it will indicate if there is a big chance of break. The AR will help the operator decide without going to the actual break whether the AI is correct.
The AI only suggests, does not decide on its own. As such, an operator will be able to see the break in full detail (the top and bottom and up close) to better be able to decide whether to continue production, or do a reweld.
Also, sometimes the AI will not be able to provide a good input, as new materials might be welded together and no data is available for them. In that case, again it's up to the operator to actually give the go or no-go.
The AI will inform the operator after about 2 seconds, the operator then still has about 8 seconds to finalize his decision.
The current prototype is not really usable, as it has some big usability issues. We might work further on improving this prototype with the organizer, depending on their interest.
Thanks all for your great comments! For some reason, I cannot answer all your questions as the system blocks me from posting, probably because I did not post the original link here... Therefore, I am going to answer as much as possible in one post :)
I totally understand the feelings of some about "corporate hackathons". While it is valid that companies get probably more from these hackathons than us, I want to stress the following:
- We had the opportunity to work on a challenge with a huge amount of data that I would not otherwise be able to get
- We were able to work with great guys I would not have met otherwise
- We stretched ourselves to see if we could combine AI and AR, which would probably not have happened otherwise
- The implementation of anything built during the weekend would takes months for anyone, even with the code we produced
- This is a learning experience for all parties
The data we used was based on input from a laser scanner. The scanner provides a height map, which would be shown as a colored PNG. We also had point clouds, but only for a few months, so not much use in AI... We used the PNG to generate a bump and normal map to show in AR.
Thanks again and hope that you had fun reading it :)
The AI only suggests, does not decide on its own. As such, an operator will be able to see the break in full detail (the top and bottom and up close) to better be able to decide whether to continue production, or do a reweld.
Also, sometimes the AI will not be able to provide a good input, as new materials might be welded together and no data is available for them. In that case, again it's up to the operator to actually give the go or no-go.
The AI will inform the operator after about 2 seconds, the operator then still has about 8 seconds to finalize his decision.
The current prototype is not really usable, as it has some big usability issues. We might work further on improving this prototype with the organizer, depending on their interest.