Siemens Aktiengesellschaft

Soeren Moritz

Wolfgang Friedrich

Frank Sauer

Nassir Navab

Ronald Lange

Michael Schlereth

Clemens Dinges

Rainer Heller

Mehdi Hamadou

Ali-Reza Bani-Hashemi

Rene Wolf

Peter Mossmeier

Maximilian Sackerer

Heinz Bernhardt

Nicholas Craft

Johann Pohany

The invention relates to a device and a method for representing virtual and real environment information for at least one user, whereby virtual arrangements and real arrangements are represented in such a way that masking of the virtual arrangements by real arrangements can be identified. The relative position and orientation of the device in the real environment are detected by means of an environment detection unit. In addition, a detection of the reality and the conversion thereof into a 3-dimensional surface model is continuously carried out by means of a spatial detection unit. A processing system transfers the 3-dimensional surface model of the real arrangements and the 3-dimensional model of the virtual arrangement into a common co-ordinates system and calculates possible masking surfaces of the virtual arrangement by the real arrangement.

Device and method for simultaneously representing virtual and real ambient information

A method, computer program and a system for automatically generating entity templates when copying at least one software element are provided. In the method, upon receiving a request to copy a selected element, such as a group of elements in a graphics program, a common entity template is automatically created for the element if it is not currently linked to an entity template or is only linked to a non-modifiable template, such that when modifications are made to the entity template, the modifications are also made to the originally selected element and all copies thereof, simultaneously.

Engineering system with automatic generation of entity templates

The invention relates to a system and method inside an augmented reality system for visually displaying simulation results in a mixed virtual-real environment. The system and method permit one or more users to carry out simulation processes in the context of a real environment, particularly in the field of industrial automation systems and to visually display their static and dynamic results in the contest of the real environment. Processes running in the real environment are detected and synchronized with the simulation. A control unit enables a reciprocal influencing of real processes with the simulation. In addition, the user can control the execution of the simulation via a user interface.

System and method for carrying out and visually displaying simulations in an augmented reality

The invention relates to a system and a method for the graphical recording of system requirements and specifications in electronically readable form. Elements of a plant are graphically represented by selectable components. The components are graphically rendered in a relationship to each other and a control-relevant circuitry automatically specified based on the established relationship and prepared in electronic form.

Layout-oriented recording of automation information

A system and method for augmnented reality documentation of a work process such as production, installation, or maintenance. A camera records images of objects in the work process. A tracking mechanism determines the position and orientation of the camera relative to points in space. A mobile computer at the workstation processes the camera images and the position and orientation of the camera, and relays this information to a remote computer system. A technical editor uses the remote computer system to supplement the image data with symbols and text assigned to points in space, producing support documentation for the work process. This information may be displayed on goggles on a service technician perforiming the work, making the support documentation appear as if displayed in space adjacent to the objects in a workflow sequence to guide the technician.

System and method for establishing a documentation of working processes for display in an augmented reality system in particular in a production assembly service or maintenance environment

The invention relates to a method and a device for generating a virtual installation model () as an image of a real installation (). As a database therefor, digital picture data () representing pictures of a real installation () on the one hand and installation components () of a component library () on the other hand are used. The data of the installation components as well as the digital picture data () of the real installation () is evaluated by means of an image analysis (). Based on this analysis, the identified installation components () are assigned to the virtually generated installation model (). The virtual image of the real installation thus created serves to document the actual structure of the installation/facility, to simplify failure analysis, e.g., in areas that are difficult to access, and/or to operate and monitor the installation/facility. In addition to geometric data, functional data, etc. of the installation components are also stored.

Device and method for generating a virtual model of an installation

A system and a method for operating and monitoring an automation system, in which, via virtual installation models ( ), processes of the automation system are, by means of a display unit ( ), displayed or represented as a representation of real installation components ( ). The display unit includes input screen sections ( ) in order to allow a user to interactively operate displayed installation components . The method allows the user to navigate in the virtual installation models , which exactly reflect the real conditions and the current conditions of the automation system. By combining 2D and 3D displays or representations, the user can choose the most appropriate form of representation for the individual case at hand. The invention thus facilitates a reality-based representation of the automation system, which makes it possible to intuitively operate and monitor even complex processes.

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Wimmelbach, Germany

Soeren Moritz