18 May 2021
Maintenance of BRP-Rotax engines is to get a digital helping hand with especially developed Cross Reality (XR) tools.
XR technologies such as Augmented Reality (AR) and Virtual Reality (VR) will be used by BRP-Rotax for service, maintenance, training and sales activities across its worldwide network.
The new technologies will be used to optimise processes, increase learning and efficiency in training, and to aid maintenance and product development through realistic product visualisation.
Peter Ölsinge of BRP-Rotax said, “BRP-Rotax has sold more than 190,000 aircraft engines since 1973 resulting in a global fleet of more than 50.000 four-stroke engines.
“This success is a result of permanent development and research in new technologies to improve the products and to react to the needs of the worldwide aircraft market.
“As a logical next step BRP-Rotax is now also investing in customer-friendly, future-oriented technologies to ease the service, maintenance and training for their high-quality engines.”
BRP-Rotax worked with Israeli company LLS which developed software which ‘builds a bridge between the physical world and the variety of possibilities of the virtual world using XR-technologies’.
For training, a digital twin of the engine visualises the theory of operation, visualises repair and maintenance procedures and enables participants to execute the training content on the virtual model.
In addition, the technician can share detailed sequences on the engines with interested customers.
Coming soon is an engine configuration tool programmed by LLS which will be implemented into the flyrotax.com website. The product configurator includes all Rotax aircraft engine models with a 360° degree view and enables the user to choose from various configurations, save it, send it via email or contact the local distributor to receive more information or a quote.
