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How AR Could Change Train Dispatching and the Design of Rail System Control Centers

Engineer Ross & Baruzzini Macro is testing an augmented reality train dispatching system that could eliminate hardware

April 9, 2020

Rail dispatch control centers are dominated by two-tier theaters with video walls and multiple monitors. What if augmented reality could eliminate all of that hardware and crowding? Ross & Baruzzini are studying how that might be accomplished.

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How AR Could Change Train Dispatching and the Design of Rail System Control Centers

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