Focus Area: Workforce Development/Visualization

Contact

Mark Smithers
msmithers@boston-engineering.com
508-259-8686

Boston Engineering is a leader in sustainable digital transformations, implementing innovative technologies, and developing road maps to solve tomorrow’s business challenges. Leveraging the latest in emerging technologies, such as Sustainment Robotics (SR), Augmented Reality (AR), Virtual Reality (VR), Internet of Things (IoT), and more, Boston Engineering helps you bring innovation to bear on your mission. Whether leading ideation, developing proofs of concept, building consensus, providing training, or handling post implementation support, simply Image the Possibilities and Boston Engineering will expand your capabilities to innovate.

MREG

Problem Statement:

  • Maintenance and sustainment of our weapons systems is being challenged by shrinking experienced workforce and increases in our national retirement rate.
  • Nascent workers require training and mentoring before achieving the proficiency of highly skilled workers
  • Nascent workers often experience work package execution issues and must leave the work site to seek advice or help with decisions enabling continued work execution
  • Many maintenance requirements are discovered only after a weapon system reaches its destination. Knowledge gathering in route to the shipyard is not captured well today.

Technology Solution Statement:

  • Mixed Reality Expert Guidance (MREG) is an Augmented Reality (AR) enhanced secure video remote assistance tool connecting experienced workforce to nascent workforce.
  • MREG operates on premise, on cloud infrastructure, or in hybrid or mixed connected and unconnected configurations.
  • The capability is built using open architecture, open standards, and software licensing to operate not required.
  • MREG has been demonstrated on portable 5G communications ship-to-shore in port providing the necessary bandwidth to support video communications.
  • MREG is device agnostic.

Benefits Statement:

  • Provides experienced guidance to workers in work areas from experienced remotely located high skill or experienced workers and supervisors.
  • MREG can record or actively share work assessments in the field in advance of shipyard stationing providing planners advanced information, resulting in reduced schedule.
  • Connects nascent workers with retired workers who can work from home or part-time and continue sharing experience.
  • Open architecture enables capability advancement contributions by multiple people and organizations in industry, academia, and DoD R&D Centers. Achieved TRL 7 demo