HII using AR tablets to build ships

Huntington Ingalls Inc. is using augmented reality technology to bring shipbuilding into the 21st Century; and has produced a video showing how AR tablets can allow shipbuilders to "see through" a ship's hardware and overlay designs onto a real space for technicians. It is part of a bigger plan to turn shipbuilding into a paperless process, according to Matt Mulherin, corporate VP for HII and president of Newport News Shipbuilding in Virginia. AR is a live direct or indirect view of a physical, real-world environment whose elements are supplemented by computer-generated sensory input - such as sound, video, graphics or data. The AR tablets can also contain training videos, and instructional information for workers. HII-Newport News has completed 98 percent of work on CVN 78, aircraft carrier Gerald R. Ford. (Source: Defense Tech 05/19/16) Gulf Coast note: HII also operates Ingalls shipyard in Pascagoula, Miss.