In 2019, a fire occurred at the McMicken energy storage facility in Arizona, where solar-generated electricity is stored in large commercial batteries. One of the battery modules inside a storage ...

In my previous Nextgov column, I got to interview the general manager of a company that is using artificial intelligence to help the military plan out its maintenance schedules. That program uses AI ...

Naval Surface Warfare Center, Port Hueneme Division (NSWC PHD) Fire Controlman Petty Officer 1st Class Donald Tran demonstrates the Augmented Reality Maintenance System aboard USS Spruance (DDG 111) ...

ARMAS—augmented reality maintenance and safety— is a marker-based AR system that lets the user see color-coded visualizations of battery cells inside containers. Providing a kind of "X-ray" vision, ...

Augmented reality (AR) has the potential to dramatically enhance productivity and training in maintenance. It is, though, just part of a more fundamental shift. Its supporting technologies will have a ...

The technologies saved hours of time and effort, improved safety, and simplified several tedious tasks in maintaining the B-52. The U.S. Air Force is experimenting with new ways to improve maintenance ...

In the world of manufacturing, augmented reality (AR) is one of those technologies that has been eagerly anticipated for years but isn’t yet widely used due to a lack of numerous commercial ...

Technologies that are important to AR and how they work: full color laser modules, inertial measurement units (IMUs) and ultrasonic time-of-flight sensors. How to assess sensor technology through ...

Extended reality (XR for short) – which encompasses virtual reality, augmented reality and mixed reality – uses technology to create more immersive digital experiences. In my latest book, Extended ...