A Systematic Literature Review of Virtual and Augmented Reality Applications for Maintenance in Manufacturing

Virtual and augmented reality approaches, which support maintenance workers with up-to-date physical images and easy-to-understand data representations, are gaining importance. These approaches can increase the efficiency and quality of plant maintenance. In this review, based on the literature included in international peer-reviewed journals and conferences, we identify different areas and applications for virtual and augmented reality approaches that support maintenance in an in-dustrial environment. Furthermore, we motivate future research for technologies that are more manageable and better suited to the manufacturing environment.