AUGMENTED REALITY: AN IMPLEMENTATION STRATEGY FOR INDUSTRY 4.0

Augmented reality is a 2D or 3D technology that consists in integrating virtual elements in real time within a real environment. These elements can be objects or data, readable from a touch tablet, a pair of glasses or a display system among others. To give a technical justification, the augmented reality becomes possible through a synchronization of the real and the virtual being made from geolocation and sensors that locate us and then adapt our movements to the display. Augmented reality is a recent technology since the first augmented reality system was designed in 1968 by Ivan Sutherland at Boston University. It was connected to the computer by an articulated arm, hence its nickname at the time: Sword of Damocles. The fields of application of augmented reality are diverse like video games or medicine but the industry gains the majority because it is notably the sector that is most dedicated to training. Indeed, training is a crucial step in a company whatever its size and augmented reality facilitates it: it allows operators to learn new procedures in real conditions, then let's say that it is always much faster to learn with animations than with instruction books.