Augmented reality as an instrument for teaching industrial automation

Abstract

Augmented Reality is a progressive tool in the field of education and learning systems. The subject of the article is the introduction of a learning system focused on the teaching of subjects from the field of industrial automation. However, the modularity and versatility of its design mean that the system is universally applicable to the teaching of any technical subject matter. The solution is built on an open source platform, which underlines the low cost of the system. The use of the A-Frame framework in combination with the AR.js project allows for a combination of learning information and real-world images on commonly available mobile devices in augmented reality to be offered. Additionally, the information is supplemented by real-time process information from the process level control elements of selected subsystems of the complex production line AFB Factory by Festo Didactics.