DDIA – Data Driven Immersive Analytics in Digital Industries – Theory and Practice
DDIA aims to leverage immersive analytics through virtual reality (VR) and augmented reality (AR) to deliver interactive analytics for industrial applications, accessible from any location. By utilizing digital twins, the project seeks to create a unified, coherent experience of data and analytics that is rooted in the real world, benefiting both on-site and remote users. In the last two and half years, the interdisciplinary team of DDIA worked with four industry partners to apply immersive analytics technology in the field. Scientific groundwork on novel interaction methods, a mediated perception framework and social immersive analytics, already led to 8 peer reviewed papers in international journals and conferences and deployed astonishing insights and prototypes in our partners’ industrial settings. Some industrial highlights resulting from field work with industrial partners and custom-specific prototypes, are the following ones:
- Collect field data from Imerys open mining, using the drone, creating immersive environment for remote investigation.
- The Juice Mixer test bed was implemented and made accessible remotely in real-time. Additionally, an application for Hololens2 was implemented to showcase the live data on the corresponding containers (sensor sources) in AR. We also implemented a digital twin platform for the juice mixer. We used a 3D model and AI assistance that allows us to test techniques, e.g. for virtual training and maintenance.
- We developed an AR machine visualization that Andritz showcased. The application allowed visitors to view the machine’s sensor values through Microsoft HoloLens. The data, though simulated, demonstrated how the sensors operated and showed whether readings were within acceptable ranges.
- We published papers in journals and the ISMAR conference. We conducted multiple workshops exploring and discussing immersive analytics.
Project partners: AlphaGate Automatisierungstechnik Gesellschaft m.b.H, Austria, Andritz AG, Austria, IMERYS Talc Austria GmbH, Austria, Siemens Aktiengesellschaft
This success story was provided by the centre management and by the mentioned project partners for the purpose of being published on the FFG website. Know Center Research GmbH is a COMET Centre within the COMET – Competence Centers for Excellent Technologies Programme and funded by BMK, BMDW, as well as the federal states Styria, Vienna and Tyrol. The COMET Programme is managed by FFG. Further information on COMET: www.ffg.at/comet