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Wheel Replacement Training

Program-Ace reshapes the military and automotive training process with a gamified AR and mixed reality application

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Wheel Replacement Training

Project snapshot

Client
Program-Ace (R&D / proprietary project)
Industry
Military and automotive
Platform
Mobile AR and HoloLens MR
Technology
Unity 3D, Vuforia

Overview

Wheel Replacement Training is an interactive virtual trainer that uses 3D models, marker-based augmented reality, and holographic computing to deliver a new kind of training experience. As a proprietary Program-Ace project, it demonstrates how AR and mixed reality can replace traditional manuals with an engaging, participation-based practical experience for military facilities and automotive companies teaching wheel replacement on a truck.

The challenge

Release an interactive electronic training manual that combines the latest AR/MR technologies with a carefully designed interface, as an alternative to traditional education.
Provide partners and their clients with a concrete demo of what the next generation of interactive manuals looks like.
Choose the right technology stack to deliver the best end-user training experience.

Approach and Solution

Program-Ace built both an augmented reality and a mixed reality version of the training manual, centered on replacing a wheel on a truck:

Marker-based AR version: users point a smartphone or tablet camera at a marker to reveal a 3D, rotatable, interactive truck model
HoloLens mixed reality version: a hologram of the truck appears directly in the user's physical space and can be walked around
Models can be rotated, zoomed, and moved for full inspection while the app informs, tests, and trains the user
Agile methodology with short sprints delivered a fully functioning AR and MR application within a few months
Cross-platform testing alongside unit testing to avoid bugs and unexpected crashes
Technology and approach

Technology Stack

A team of three Program-Ace professionals delivered both the AR and MR applications in two months, built around Unity 3D with Vuforia for marker recognition and the HoloToolkit for HoloLens gaze and gesture interaction.
Unity
Unity
Vuforia
Vuforia
C#
C#
3ds Max
3ds Max
Android
Android
iOS
iOS
HoloToolkit
HoloToolkit

Value Delivered

As a result, the company and users have received the following value:

Wheel Replacement Training became one of the few fully-programmed technical manuals for either augmented or mixed reality;
The application got downloaded over 5,000 downloads over app stores with minimum marketing efforts from our team;
A flexible, cross-platform app that could be easily ported to other AR and MR platforms and supplemented with new functional modules;
Drawing attention from companies in various verticals to the potential offered by AR- and MR-based interactive manuals;
Proved the advantages of AR- and MR-based virtual training over non-interactive formats.

Services and expertise used

Augmented reality development

AR applications and marker-based experiences built for training, retail, and industrial use cases.

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Mixed reality development

HoloLens and mixed reality solutions that blend holographic content with the physical environment.

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Military and defense industry

Simulation and training software tailored to military and defense operational needs.

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Free resource

XR Training Whitepaper

Learn how augmented and mixed reality are transforming technical training manuals into interactive, hands-on learning experiences.

XR Training Whitepaper
A closer look at AR and MR for technical and military training
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