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In this paper, we propose a prototype of a (collaborative) teleassistance system for mechanical repairs based on Augmented Reality (AR). This technology is generally used to implement specific assistance applications for users, which consist of providing all the information, known as augmentations, required to perform a task. For teletransmission applications, operators are equipped with a wearable computer and a technical support expert can accurately visualize what the operator sees thanks to the teletransmission of the corresponding video stream. Within the framework of remote communication, our aim is to foster collaboration, especially informal collaboration, between the operator and the expert in order to make teleassistance easier and more efficient. To do this we rely on classical repair technologies and on collaborative systems to introduce a new human-machine interaction: the Picking Outlining Adding interaction (POA interaction). With this new interaction paradigm, technical information is provided by directly Picking, Outlining and Adding information to an item in an operator’s video stream.
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Bottecchia, S., Cieutat, JM., Merlo, C. et al. A new AR interaction paradigm for collaborative teleassistance system: the POA. Int J Interact Des Manuf 3, 35–40 (2009). https://doi.org/10.1007/s12008-008-0051-7
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s12008-008-0051-7