Smart Battery Manufacturing Research and Development Assistant based on Augmented Reality Technology and powered with the ARTISTIC project Computational Models

Introduction

The SMARTISTIC project aims at developing and demonstrating a first prototype of a smart and interactive Augmented Reality (AR) software designed to assist in the decision-making of battery scientists, engineers, and operators while they are working in electrode formulation and manufacturing in laboratories or in production lines.

Software Usability

The software will be usable from tablets and AR glasses by touch gesture and hand gesture respectively. It will blend holograms with the real-world manufacturing equipment. Such holograms will be powered with the unique physical and machine learning (ML) models developed and validated experimentally in my ERC CoG ARTISTIC project, which can predict the impact of manufacturing parameters on the final electrode properties.

User Interaction

By interacting with the holograms and without the need for programming skills, a user can in real-time:

1. Create databases from her/his ongoing experiments.
2. Launch computations for analysis of experimental results.
3. Request ML predictions about the impact of her/his intended formulation and manufacturing process on the electrode properties.

Additionally, users can analyze possible deviations between the experimental results and the predictions to identify factors that could explain unexpected experimental results.

Development Process

The prototype will be developed by accounting for the users' needs and from the observation of work situations. Once developed, we will perform tests and demonstrations to assess the software usability and ergonomics for its improvement while used in real situations.

Testing and Demonstration

These tests will be carried out in the battery manufacturing platform of our laboratory and in companies and institutes that have already expressed interest in our proof of concept. The assessments will permit improving the software to ensure its wide acceptance.

Market Analysis

We will also analyze the IP, technology transfer, and market opportunities to valorize the intended software, also thanks to networking activities.