Trials in the WEKIT project have recently begun to check out the feasibility of using smart wearable technology to make training more efficient, affordable and engaging. WEKIT is a European project the Welten Institute participates in. One of the trials took place at the Lufttransport headquarters in Tromsø, Norway from 24 to 28 April 2017. This trial utilises task-sensitive Augmented Reality focussed on the first 10 steps of pre-flight inspection. This inspection is used to determine if an aircraft is in airworthy condition.
Participants
A total of 55 people took part including maintenance apprentices, skilled workers (Mechanics) and technicians working in base maintenance at Lufttransport along with students from the department of Engineering & Safety (IIS) at UiT - The Arctic University of Norway.
WEKIT
WEKIT is a an ambitious European research and innovation project supported under Horizon 2020 to develop and test within three years a novel way of industrial training enabled by smart Wearable Technology (WT). The Welten Institute is one of the partners.
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