Patent ID: 11875705
Assignee: AUBURN UNIVERSITY
Field: Computer technology (Electrical engineering)
Classification: CPC G | IPC G

Claim 0:
1. An apparatus for supporting an equipment manufacturing process, the apparatus having a training mode and a production mode, the apparatus comprising:
a display for supporting a Virtual Reality (VR) environment in the training mode and an Augmented Reality (AR) environment in the production mode, wherein an AR interface of the production mode is configured for a production environment in which a user repeatedly completes a target equipment manufacturing process to produce target equipment using techniques trained in the VR environment of the training mode;
a processor for selectively implementing the VR environment in the training mode and the AR environment in the production mode; and
a computer-readable medium comprising instructions that, when executed by the processor, cause the processor to control the apparatus to perform:
generating a graphical user interface (GUI) configured to allow a user to select between the training mode and the production mode for a target equipment manufacturing process;
causing the display to display the GUI;
supporting an interaction between the GUI and the user; and
providing access, through the GUI from either the training mode or production mode, to a set of instructional training materials for the target equipment manufacturing process.