- Digital block augmented reality demonstration for digital transformation of the railroad industry -

UIWANG, South Korea – JUNE 26 – The Korea Railroad Research Institute (KRRI) (President: Dr. Seok-Youn Han) held a demonstration for the pilot operation of 'Digital Block Augmented Reality (AR)' developed in collaboration with Busan Transportation Corporation (President: Byung-jin Lee) for maintenance and training of rail vehicle operators at Busan Transportation Corporation on June 25.

Digital block augmented reality technology is a digital transformation technology that provides all information of railway products such as mutual compatibility, disassembly, combination, and integration during the development, production, and utilization of railway products.

KRRI has been developing the 'Platform for Railway Digital Engineering and Digital Block (TRain Open Software Architecture, hereinafter referred to as TROSAR Platform)' as a national research and development project since 2021 for the digital transformation of the railway industry.

Through this demonstration, the applicability and effectiveness of the TROSAR Platform at the rail vehicle operation site were confirmed. In addition, they plan to discuss the utilization of the reviewed AR content and detailed application plans.

KRRI and Busan Transportation Corporation plan to pilot the developed railway virtual environment technology (Trosar CyberSpace) in a training program to foster rail vehicle maintenance experts.

“The application of railway virtual environment technology will accelerate the digital transformation of the domestic railway industry from the development to production, utilization, and maintenance of railway products,” said KRRI researcher Jung-geun Oh, who leads the research.

Byung-jin Lee, President of Busan Transportation Corporation, said, “At a time when it is necessary to foster rail vehicle maintenance experts who can respond to advanced future technologies, the development of digital block augmented reality technology will be of great help to railway operating institutions, including Busan Transportation Corporation, which is promoting digital transformation.” “We will continue to work with KRRI to develop augmented reality content that can be directly applied to the field.”

President Seok-youn Han of KRRI said, “The railroad industry is dominated by small and medium-sized enterprises, and digital transformation, which requires huge investment, is difficult, and the industry is in dire need of help from the government and public institutions.” “We plan to expand the development and application of TROSAR Platform technology that enables small and medium-sized enterprises to easily achieve digital transformation at minimal cost using their own technologies.”

References: 1. Trosar CyberSpace Development Status

2. Demonstration of Digital Block Augmented Reality

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