Towards mixed reality in SCADA applications

Abstract The purpose of this paper is to explore the opportunities of Mixed Reality (MR) as a complementary tool to Supervisory Control And Data Acquisition (SCADA) systems and to demonstrate the potential benefits on an experimental set-up. The set-up represents an automated logistic process that is highly integrated in a Computer Integrated Manufacturing (CIM) structure. MR is realized through the collaboration between a vision application and a SCADA system and both the opportunities of Augmented Reality (AR) and Augmented Virtuality (AV) are being explored. This results in a monitor based AR supervisory tool on the shop floor and enhanced SCADA functionalities through AV.