ICONICS, a 2013 Microsoft® Application Development Partner of the Year Finalist, Gold Certified Partner and provider of Web-enabled, OPC-based, HMI/SCADA Visualization and Manufacturing Intelligence software for Microsoft Windows® operating systems, continues to make the most advanced technology options available to its customers. ICONICS demonstrates the ability to create virtual operation surfaces, to operate with natural gestures, and to execute actions with voice commands, all utilizing the latest version of Microsoft Kinect™.
ICONICS has made significant investment in Natural User Interface (NUI) technology by leveraging advanced Windows 8 multitouch with gesture, body movement and speech recognition. Using the latest Microsoft Kinect sensor technology, spoken commands can be used to train applications to respond to actions providing a hands free operation. ICONICS GENESIS64™ gives users unique and new ways to interact with their applications.
Virtual Multitouch Mode Based on many years of research, ICONICS’ patent-pending technology can now turn any surface, such as a control room wall, a conference room table or even empty space on an equipment panel, into an interactive touch screen using Microsoft Kinect technology. Simply point the Kinect device parallel to the surface and ICONICS GENESIS64 HMI/SCADA software will interpret finger movements within the virtual plane as one or more touch points (for selection), or gestures such as swipes (to move through graphics or menus) or pinches (for zooming in and out). This technology enables control by operators with gloved hands and reduces equipment costs when compared to industrialized touch screen technology.
Skeletal Tracking Mode Skeletal Tracking Mode interprets the users’ body motions into on-screen commands by utilizing the ability of Kinect to recognize the positioning and movement of the human skeleton. It also allows the user to interact with the display using programmable voice commands. This extends the input options of ICONICS GENESIS64 for the Human Machine Interface to include natural movements and actions. Plant control room operators can now command action on a video wall by looking at and pointing to large screen monitors. Operators in a manufacturing cell can stop their machinery by raising their hand with an open palm. This innovative ability to interpret skeletal positions removes the restriction that the human interaction must occur by manipulating an input device such as a mouse or keyboard.
Speech Recognition Speech recognition has existed in industrial applications for many years, but recent advances in both recognition and noise cancellation have made voice operation more applicable within industrial applications. Operators are able to change views or bring up KPIs by calling out the graphic name and can pan through information by simply saying “Right” or “Down”. Industrial automation system designers seek to improve productivity, safety, and response times of operators both on the manufacturing line and in the control room. These additional interface options provide lower cost solutions as compared to existing approaches. Experience this exciting, innovative approach to a more interactive operator interface for any application! Please visit ICONICS at SPS/IPC/Drives 2013 – November 26-28 – Hall 7, Booth #496 and see these NUI solutions in action or visit us at www.iconics.com for more information.
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