Tedopres presents SAMM to Dutch Ministry of Defense

August 29, 2011

A new look on maintenance; by using augmented reality technology

Tedopres, BlueTea & Dutchear proudly present the System for Asset Maintenance Management (SAMM). After winning the Defense Innovation Competition, which was organized by Dutch Ministry of Defense, BOM & NIDV, it is time to present the final project.

On Tuesday the 30th of August 2011, at the “soldaat Ketting Olivier Kazerne’ in Soesterberg, The Netherlands, the SAMM system was presented to the Dutch Ministry of Defense.
This new system concerns a new way of maintenance, in which the operational availability and maximizing the product life cycle are key elements.

Maintenance and training, a technological mission

Get to know innovations in the field of maintenance technology and training. Tedopres, BlueTea and Dutchear give you a view on new technologies; augmented reality, telemaintenance and voice activation integrated in SAMM (System for Asset Maintenance Management). Technologies that contribute to more efficiency, safety and cost savings in maintenance processes. They can be used for (in the field) trainings too. With these new technologies, maintenance information and –status are available at any place, and will always be up-to-date and easily accessible. Direct and interactive support for your maintenance technicians on site.
 

The revolutionary SAMM-system consists of glasses with a camera, where information can be projected onto the inside of the glass. With this, a maintenance technician can easily (at any place) perform complex maintenance activities. This is supported by speech technology, 3D technology and augmented reality. With the help of SAMM, making a system diagnosis can be done anywhere. It enables you to transfer the knowledge of the maintenance process to whatever location. SAMM’s goal is to maximize the operational availability of assets and to prolong the life cycle. 
 

Thus, the camera device will recognize the object, and the display will present the desired type of information, including product information, maintenance procedures, etc. by using augmented reality technology. This technology enables you to give training on location in “real time”. By using content standards like STE, S1000D and SCORM, and by applying single sourcing (XML) and a content management system, it will be easy to retrieve the type of information necessary to give training.

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