Real-time quality control during manufacturing using augmented reality

A method, comprising:

• calibrating, by a process, a virtual world to a real world, the real world having one or more projectors and one or more sensors;
• calibrating, by the process, a physical object in the real world to a virtual object in the virtual world based on the one or more sensors;
• comparing, by the process, the physical object to the virtual object based on the one or more sensors;
• determining, by the process, information about the physical object based on the comparing;
• and
• projecting, by the process, the information about the physical object onto the physical object using the one or more projectors,
• wherein the one or more sensors are selected from a group consisting of:
• infrared (IR) sensors;
• Light Distancing and Ranging (LIDAR) sensors;
• lasers;
• and cameras.

A method, comprising:

• calibrating, by a process, a virtual world to a real world, the real world having one or more projectors and one or more sensors;
• calibrating, by the process, a physical object in the real world to a virtual object in the virtual world based on the one or more sensors;
• comparing, by the process, the physical object to the virtual object based on the one or more sensors;
• determining, by the process, information about the physical object based on the comparing;
• and
• projecting, by the process, the information about the physical object onto the physical object using the one or more projectors,
• wherein the one or more sensors are locked into known positions in the real world.

A method, comprising:

• calibrating, by a process, a virtual world to a real world, the real world having one or more projectors and one or more sensors;
• calibrating, by the process, a physical object in the real world to a virtual object in the virtual world based on the one or more sensors;
• comparing, by the process, the physical object to the virtual object based on the one or more sensors;
• determining, by the process, information about the physical object based on the comparing;
• and
• projecting, by the process, the information about the physical object onto the physical object using the one or more projectors,
• wherein the one or more sensors are moveable in the real world, the method further comprising determining a position of each of the one or more sensors in the real world.

A method, comprising:

• calibrating, by a process, a virtual world to a real world, the real world having one or more projectors and one or more sensors;
• calibrating, by the process, a physical object in the real world to a virtual object in the virtual world based on the one or more sensors;
• comparing, by the process, the physical object to the virtual object based on the one or more sensors;
• determining, by the process, information about the physical object based on the comparing;
• and
• projecting, by the process, the information about the physical object onto the physical object using the one or more projectors,
• wherein calibrating the virtual world to the real world comprises:
• projecting a plurality of points, mapped within the virtual world, into the real world sensing positions of the projected plurality of points in the real world;
• and
• correlating the sensed positions to the mapped points within the virtual world.

A method, comprising:

• calibrating, by a process, a virtual world to a real world, the real world having one or more projectors and one or more sensors;
• calibrating, by the process, a physical object in the real world to a virtual object in the virtual world based on the one or more sensors;
• comparing, by the process, the physical object to the virtual object based on the one or more sensors;
• determining, by the process, information about the physical object based on the comparing;
• and
• projecting, by the process, the information about the physical object onto the physical object using the one or more projectors,
• wherein calibrating the physical object in the real world to the virtual object in the virtual world comprises performing an orientation technique to determine orientation, scale, and position of the physical object in relation to the virtual object according to the one or more sensors.

A method, comprising:

• calibrating, by a process, a virtual world to a real world, the real world having one or more projectors and one or more sensors;
• calibrating, by the process, a physical object in the real world to a virtual object in the virtual world based on the one or more sensors;
• comparing, by the process, the physical object to the virtual object based on the one or more sensors;
• determining, by the process, information about the physical object based on the comparing;
• projecting, by the process, the information about the physical object onto the physical object using the one or more projectors;
• detecting that the physical object has moved within the real world;
• and
• re-calibrating the physical object in the real world to the virtual object in the virtual world based on the one or more sensors.

A method, comprising:

• calibrating, by a process, a virtual world to a real world, the real world having one or more projectors and one or more sensors;
• calibrating, by the process, a physical object in the real world to a virtual object in the virtual world based on the one or more sensors;
• comparing, by the process, the physical object to the virtual object based on the one or more sensors;
• determining, by the process, information about the physical object based on the comparing;
• and
• projecting, by the process, the information about the physical object onto the physical object using the one or more projectors,
• wherein the one or more projectors are selected from a group consisting of:
• image projectors;
• headsets;
• tablets;
• phones;
• and smart glasses.