Augmented Reality based Cockpit Module Assembly System

Because of global competition, most of automobile manufacturer try to reduce the cost and time for the implementation of manufacturing system. The AR technology as a new man-machine interface introduces a noteworthy perspective for a new manufacturing system. Because virtual objects are superimposed to real scene, system planner can design and validate the new system without modeling the surrounding environment of production domain during short process planning time. In this paper, the architecture of AR browser is introduced and the optimal environment parameters for practical application of AR system are determined through lots of tests. Moreover, many methods such as multi-marker coordinate system, partition of virtual objects and so on, are proposed in order to solve the problems suggested from the initial practical test. Based on these tests and results, the test bed of a cockpit module assembly system is configured and operation program for cockpit module assembly is generated using the AR system.