IoT and AR (Internet of Things, Augmented Reality) have created opportunities to provide real-time, rich information to decision-makers that are working with specific devices, controls, supply chains, and more.
Whether as a maintenance function, optimization activity, or safety function – the collection of date through an IoT device allows us to transmit that collected data to an IoT Hub in a Cloud Service and prepare it for aggregation towards decision-making.
But. What if we could not only provide the aggregated data to an Analyst but also create a specific Device Dashboard that could be seen as an AR overlay for someone in the proximity of the device?
I refer to these as Device Dashboards – providing data extraction and presentation which is real-time and available to someone directly in the vicinity of the device producing the data. Allowing for more immediate decision-making (remedial, optimization, or otherwise).
What is remarkable is how easy this architecture is and how we have all the component elements to make this a reality. IoT Devices have become quite inexpensive (depending on functionality, of course) and the AR Headsets are coming down in price (VR Headsets remain less expensive, but are not a good match for what I’m thinking of here).
I am hoping to experiment in developing curriculum for my students on building these Device Dashboards as I believe it will be an in-demand skillset. What are your thoughts? I’d be interested in hearing of any case-studies, devices, and ideas around this.
