Augmented Reality Smart Glasses in the Workplace: Safety and Security in the Fourth Industrial Revolution Era

Pierdicca, Roberto; Prist, Mariorosario; Monteriù, Andrea; Frontoni, Emanuele; Ciarapica, Filippo Emanuele; Mazzuto, Giovanni

doi:10.1007/978-3-030-58468-9_18

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“…The augmented operator can interact with the system with the help of digital tools that facilitate his/her daily work. For this reason, a security and safety application was implemented using AR smart glasses, which were also tested on the experimental plant, as described in [54]. Depending on the physiological characteristics of the operator, the smart glasses can be worn directly on prescription glasses, or the APP can be used on a different android device.…”

Section: Augmented Reality For Maintenance Instrumentmentioning

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Learning-by-Doing Safety and Maintenance Practices: A Pilot Course

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This paper presents an educational approach for teaching Industry 4.0 concepts to maintenance and safety operators involved in industrial processes. A Learning-by-doing approach was introduced to assess the impact of learning by doing and knowledge sharing on designing maintenance and safety solutions based on Industry 4.0 concepts to build experience and improve decision-making skills. To this end, we proposed a pilot course to train industrial operators in the field of new technologies so that they could continue their work effectively. Specifically, the development of the course began with a needs assessment of the perspective participants, followed by an outline of the objectives and course structure. The course was adapted to the different educational and technical backgrounds of the participants (i.e., experienced operators who were digital immigrants and non-experienced operators who were digital natives). The results of the course were assessed through a survey, which allowed us to evaluate the operators’ perception of the learning approach and the contribution to improving the operators’ competencies and abilities. The results highlighted that the educational approach facilitated the teaching of maintenance and safety principles, promoting operators’ attention and participation. The difference in the learning level that we observed between the younger and older operators was also highlighted by the survey results. A dichotomy was revealed between the younger operators, who showed a greater understanding of the explained technologies, and the older operators, who required longer learning times. In this way, both types of participant could benefit from mutual collaboration and teamwork to improve their respective weaknesses.

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Section: Augmented Reality For Maintenance Instrumentmentioning

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“…This technology is already used in many industrial environments to help address product lifecycle challenges, including planning, design, ergonomics assessment, maintenance, management and training [35]. In addition, the application of AR technology significantly contributes to increasing flexibility and productivity, avoiding recurrence of errors, increasing the health and safety of workers and thus facilitating the optimization of production processes [36].…”

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Augmented Reality Applications in Industry 4.0 Environment

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New technologies, such as cloud computing, the Internet of Things, wireless communications, etc., have already become part of our daily lives. This paper provides an insight into one of the new technologies, i.e., augmented reality (AR), as part of the manufacturing paradigm Industry 4.0 (I4.0). The aim of this paper is to contribute to the current state in the field of AR by assessing the main areas of the application of AR, the used devices and the tracking methods in support of the digitalization of the industry. Searches via Science Direct, Google Scholar and the Internet in general have resulted in the collection of a large number of papers. The examined works are classified according to several criteria and the most important data resulting from them are presented here. A comprehensive analysis of the literature has indicated the main areas of application of AR in I4.0 and, among these, those that stand out are maintenance, assembly and human robot collaboration. Finally, a roadmap for the application of AR in companies is proposed and the most promising future areas of research are listed.

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“…In consonance with the contemporary review study [14], AR manufacturing research is focused on four main topics, viz., assembly guidance, maintenance procedures, logistics navigation and picking instruction. The majority of the systems referred to assembly operation in the context of maintenance, while 25% of the reviewed papers are AR systems within indoor logistics [22] and picking problems [23]. Werrlich et al [24] developed an AR system to support the engine assembly line in an automotive manufacturing environment.…”

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MARMA: A Mobile Augmented Reality Maintenance Assistant for Fast-Track Repair Procedures in the Context of Industry 4.0

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The integration of exponential technologies in the traditional manufacturing processes constitutes a noteworthy trend of the past two decades, aiming to reshape the industrial environment. This kind of digital transformation, which is driven by the Industry 4.0 initiative, not only affects the individual manufacturing assets, but the involved human workforce, as well. Since human operators should be placed in the centre of this revolution, they ought to be endowed with new tools and through-engineering solutions that improve their efficiency. In addition, vivid visualization techniques must be utilized, in order to support them during their daily operations in an auxiliary and comprehensive way. Towards this end, we describe a user-centered methodology, which utilizes augmented reality (AR) and computer vision (CV) techniques, supporting low-skilled operators in the maintenance procedures. The described mobile augmented reality maintenance assistant (MARMA) makes use of the handheld’s camera and locates the asset on the shop floor and generates AR maintenance instructions. We evaluate the performance of MARMA in a real use case scenario, using an automotive industrial asset provided by a collaborative manufacturer. During the evaluation procedure, manufacturer experts confirmed its contribution as an application that can effectively support the maintenance engineers.

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Augmented Reality Smart Glasses in the Workplace: Safety and Security in the Fourth Industrial Revolution Era

Cited by 19 publications

References 13 publications

Learning-by-Doing Safety and Maintenance Practices: A Pilot Course

Learning-by-Doing Safety and Maintenance Practices: A Pilot Course

Augmented Reality Applications in Industry 4.0 Environment

MARMA: A Mobile Augmented Reality Maintenance Assistant for Fast-Track Repair Procedures in the Context of Industry 4.0

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