Proposal Report

Ideas

The use of augmented reality in vehicle maintenances/repairs (e.g., cars, aircrafts, trains, etc.)

Title	Type
Maintenance and servicing of aircraft with augmented reality	Press release
Augmented reality in aviation maintenance	Article
HAECO Group deploys AR technology to enhance maintenance operation and inspection	Article
Augmented Reality applications allow new working methods for modern and connected workshops	Article
An autonomous drone system with augmented reality interface for remote inspection	Research paper

Introduction

Literature Review

Horizontal Comparison

1. Robotics and drones
   • Pros
   • Cons
2. Digital twinning (computer simulation on screen)
   • Pros
   • Cons
3. Maybe another type of AR/VR system?

Technical Description

Conclusion

Outline

1. Introduction
   1. Literature review
      1. Cite others comment
2. Body
   1. Shortcoming of current approahces (efficiency, cost, etc.)
   2. Justify for the new technology
   3. Compare with something that is worthy (not drone vs truck)
   4. Technical description (use images and layman language)
3. Conclusion

Start from promotion video, magazine, press release, then journal article

For correct subheadings, refer to proposal report checklist

For each section, give a topic setnece (overview) telling what’s the purpose of this section

Introduction

1. Introduction should have progression (lead the thinking, fulfill expectation, E2)
2. E2 missed the purpose statement
3. Combine E1 bottom (The aim…) with E2 first half

For E2, background, (problem, researh gap (negative)), then significance

keywords: this phenomenon, among these, as such

More details version

1. Background (significance)
2. Updates on the existing status of tech advancement in application (how things was done before)
3. Research gap (problem to address/solve)
4. (Significance)
5. Purpose (aim of the proposal)

• Significance can be put in background or purpose
• Research gap should be associated with negative words (e.g. despite, suspect to, …)

Literature Review

• Overview paragraph for listing what will be discussed
  • e.g. this section aims to xxx, xxx recent technologies, xxx namely xxx. The criteria for judging would be xxx
• Review the past methods of doing something
  • Divide into stages
• Or review alternative technologies (better)
• Concluding sentence to the technical description of such technology (e.g. these technologies are not good enough)
• From the 2 or 3 technologies, there should be solid comparison, the order should matter (i.e. 2nd one is better than the 1st one, with some breakthroughs. For horizontal comparison, use the criteria/similarity for ordering)
• Evaluation (from other people, e.g. how aircraft maintainers feel about certain technologies) > summary
• pro → cons → pros → cons …

1. Overview
2. 3x Technology
   1. Connection to previous tech
   2. Working principle
   3. Comment from literature (cons > pros)
3. Concluding sentence echoing the introduction (how the new technology solve said problems)

Comparison should be with competing technologies with closer dimensions and high specificity (vertical vs horizontal)
Shouldn’t be able tell which technology is better, unless with a specific application (horizontal)
Criteria could be cost, user-friendliness,

in wordings, literature review $\approx$ technical description + benefits

comparison part for AR should be put in benefits part

Technical Description

1. Overview (overview of the product)
   1. no need product name
   2. e.g. to help remedy xxx, the xxx has been developed to xxx
2. Mechanism (description of parts and component)
3. Process (how it works/functions)
   1. technical part
   2. can include a little bit of benefits
4. Feasibility and benefits

layman language when presenting

Feasibility and Benefits

1. Benefits
   • positive attributes of technology
   • context to apply the benefits
   • contextualize the benefits by compare and contrast with other alternative, or present the benefit as a solution to a problem (compare and contrast, problem-solution, cause and effect)
2. Feasibility
   • How technology can be applied socially, technologically, economically
   • weakest/limitation of technology (technologically compatibility, financial viability, security issues) → solution to remedy to weakness, recovering the feasibility
   • e.g. atmospheric water generator need energy in desert → solar power
   • e.g. drone delivery limited flight time → wireless charing on flying drones

Conclusion

• A few concluding sentence is ok, < 100 words

Topic Choice

• Area
• Focus
• Research gap

1. Something that is being developed
2. Or application of existing technology in a new area

Judging criteria

• Innovativness
• benefits (target audience, how many people being benefited)
• feasibility/practicality (not technical, but economic, geological, social)
• cost-effectivness
• social impact
• reliability
• replaceable? (something that already exist)

Press Release vs Proposal Report

Collect information from press release

1. Hearing aids
2. Affordable and better-performing hearing aids (research gap)
3. Improve life for the elderly and the hearing-impaired, also enhancing the audio quality of haering protection equipment and communication devices, as well as accuracy of voice recognition devices
4. Most existing are expensive and not of good quality
5. Adjustment of clarity, adjust volume of target signals
6. hearing aids, hearing protection equipment, voice recognition devices
7. bio-inspired filtering, pattern recognition system (signal processing, sales model)

Backup

1. Introduction (draft)
   (Leung Cheuk Nang)
   Given the prevalence of airspace transportation, which encompasses not only travel, but also logistics and military operations, the importance of rigorous aircraft inspections cannot be overstated. These inspections plays an essential role in guaranteeing the safety of passengers and operators onboard [1].
   Digital software and electronic hardware have been used extensively for such a purpose, extensive surface inspections could be carried out by sophisticated robots, and internal inspections could be achieved by complex sensories and digital modelling. Although they excel in their respective domain, a barrier between the digital and the physical world could still be seen, where technicians often encounter difficulties in translating virtual information or instructions into practical actions.
   As such, researchers have been exploring the possibility of integrating augmented reality (AR) into aircraft inspection, potentially bridging the divide between the digital and physical realms. The objective of such implementation is to enhance the precision and efficiency of aircraft inspection through means of imagery projection. Vital information such as documentation, instructions, and real-time monitoring data could be seamlessly displayed in the technicians’ peripheral vision [CITE].
   In this report, we will first examine some of the shortcoming of alternative technologies before delving into the inner workings of AR technology and illustrating how it can mitigate certain constraints of current inspection technologies.

2. Literature Review

(Leung Cheuk Nang)
This section aims to provide a thorough elucidation on the limitations of alternative approach to aircraft inspections. Specifically on robotics and drones, digital twinning, and structural health monitoring, taking into account key criteria such as accuracy, effectiveness, and cost.

4. Feasibility and Benefits

The AR inspection system is deemed to be feasible technologically, as evidenced by ongoing pilot experiments. Notably, Airbus, a global leader in aeronautics, in collaboration with Spanish Air Force, have already been testing AR inspections on military aircrafts and there are plans on expanding this scheme to more types of aircrafts [7]. The maturity on information processing and AR related hardware also hold promise for the widespread adoption of such technology.

The implementation of AR system, however, poses a demanding upfront cost due to the intricacy on both the software and hardware front. Nonetheless, such a system could facilities the efficiency and accuracy of aircraft inspections by reducing error rates and accelerating the inspection process [8]. Ultimately, these improvements could lead to a reduction in long-run operation costs.

Draft