As a virtual and augmented reality developer at the Augsburg site, Carolin Lirsch sees to it that we can exploit the possibilities offered by virtual technologies profitably for ourselves and our customers.
Even in her bachelor’s thesis, Carolin Lirsch was focused on virtual reality. After graduating in Media Communications, she trained as a 3D artist and taught herself programming, acquiring the skills needed to ensure that virtual and augmented reality applications become part of everyday life at MAN ES. In late 2018, she became the first female employee in the newly created Team Publication & Multimedia Solutions, where we concentrate our efforts in the area of virtual technologies and handle all projects completely in house. Among other things, Carolin is in charge of two areas in the team: the development of VR maintenance instructions and what is called XR layout planning.
We asked her to explain her sphere of responsibility in more detail.
“Our aim is to draw up VR maintenance instructions for our machines and systems where it makes sense. This will enable our employees and customers to practice operation in the virtual world and learn how best to respond to specific events,” the 28 year old explains. “The objective is to use the VR maintenance instructions in our academy and sell them to our customers as an extra product.”
At MAN ES, we’re one of the pioneers in our industry when it comes to using virtual technologies and have already won an award for our work. I love helping shape this pathway!
In the area of XR layout planning, Carolin develops applications for planning production facilities and workstations: “We use 3D scans of machines and systems so that we can position them in the space in three dimensions in an app, test different layouts and optimize workflows,” says Carolin. But it gets even better: “You can also go onto the shop floor and project the planned layout in the real world. With this augmented reality, which combines the real and virtual worlds, you can see exactly whether the heights are right, the work environment is ergonomic and a forklift can get through, for example.”
Carolin’s projects show how we can profitably exploit these new technical possibilities: “As MAN ES, we’re one of the pioneers in our industry when it comes to using virtual technologies and have already won an award for our work,” says Carolin, who is also involved in internal professional groups concerned with these issues. “I love helping shape this pathway!”
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