NGRAIN unveils new augmented reality capability

NGRAIN has introduced new augmented reality capability for maintainers to transform maintenance training and support, at I/ITSEC conference being held in Orlando, Florida, US.

The new capability has been designed to enable maintainers to perform operations by viewing a piece of live equipment through an Apple tablet that displays 2D/3D graphical overlays, video and text augmentations.

NGRAIN chief technology officer Andrew Woo said, "With the new NGRAIN augmented reality experience, we are not only deploying our unique 3D graphics engine in new ways, but empowering people to deliver real results."

The capability enhances realism, scalability, and accelerates content development and re-use, while eliminating several technical barriers associated with augmented reality.

The new augmented reality capability features NGRAIN volume graphics technology, voxels, to enable the user to visualise dynamic 3D annotations over a live model in real time.

The company will also showcase its software development kit, Constructor, which forms the basis for the augmented reality experience.

Used for a broad range of applications including intelligence gathering, mission rehearsal, medical diagnostics, and emergency preparedness, Constructor has been designed to enable developers to create interactive visualisation and simulation applications.

Based on NGRAIN’s 3D volumetric data structure and highly optimised graphics rendering engine, Constructor platform provides access to the infrastructure to enable management and manipulation of multiple dynamic attributes.