Combining Virtual Reality (VR) Technology with Physical Models – A New Way for Human-Vehicle Interaction Simulation and Usability Evaluation

Ma, Chao; Han, Ting

doi:10.1007/978-3-030-22666-4_11

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“…Figure 4 shows the distribution of papers in each category. The automotive industry was the subject of seven articles (37%) [43,46,48,50,52,54,55] It was expected that a substantial number of virtual reality studies would be conducted in the vehicle industry. These findings are congruent with those of [56].…”

Section: Application Fields and Methodsmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…The importanc of the automobile industry may be related to the fact that virtual technologies have long been utilized in this sector in a range of specialties and applications, such as manufactur ing, training, and maintenance, to mention a few [13,57,58]. Departments such as design engineering, maintenance, and assembly are already using the technology to suppor The automotive industry was the subject of seven articles (37%) [43,46,48,50,52,54,55]. It was expected that a substantial number of virtual reality studies would be conducted in the vehicle industry.…”

Section: Application Fields and Methodsmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…Due to the variety of systems studied, several operations, such as air conditioning, navigation, telephone, and audio controls, were used by various studies in diverse contexts of use, command design, and visual representation. This limits the evaluation of the connection between the results obtained in the research [46,48,52], since the use of standard methods for usability testing would benefit from a thorough examination of the data and conclusions gathered from various investigations.…”

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confidence: 99%

“…Metrics [46,48] Time to Complete the Task [43,46,52] Scale Usability Scale (SUS) [46,48] Number of Mistakes [44,54] Rapid Upper Limb Assessment (RULA)…”

Section: Refmentioning

confidence: 99%

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Benefits and Challenges of Virtual-Reality-Based Industrial Usability Testing and Design Reviews: A Patents Landscape and Literature Review

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With the introduction of new devices, industries are turning to virtual reality to innovate their product development processes. However, before the technology’s possibilities can be fully harnessed, certain constraints must be overcome. This study identifies the benefits and challenges of virtual-reality-based usability testing and design reviews in industry through a patents and articles review. We searched Derwent Innovation, Scopus, and Web of Science and identified 7 patent filings and 20 articles. We discovered an increase in patent filings since 2016 and strong development in the technology space, offering opportunities to enter an area while it is still young. The most frequently researched field is the automotive industry and the most used device is the HTC VIVE head-mounted display, which is frequently paired with motion capture systems and Unity 3D game engines. Virtual reality benefits design reviews and usability testing by providing the visualization of new angles that stimulate novel insights, increasing team engagement, offering more intuitive interactions for non-CAD specialists, saving redesign cost and time, and increasing participants’ safety. The challenges faced by virtual-reality-based prototypes are a lack of realism due to unnatural tactile and visual interactions, latency and registration issues, communication difficulties between teams, and unpleasant symptoms. While these constraints prevent virtual reality from replacing conventional design reviews and usability testing in the near future, it is already a valuable contribution to the industrial product development process.

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Section: Application Fields and Methodsmentioning

confidence: 99%

Section: Application Fields and Methodsmentioning

confidence: 99%

Section: Application Fields and Methodsmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…Metrics [46,48] Time to Complete the Task [43,46,52] Scale Usability Scale (SUS) [46,48] Number of Mistakes [44,54] Rapid Upper Limb Assessment (RULA)…”

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confidence: 99%

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Benefits and Challenges of Virtual-Reality-Based Industrial Usability Testing and Design Reviews: A Patents Landscape and Literature Review

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“…Usability testing's degree of accuracy has been investigated using the product's prototype in a real environment with real conditions of use while being compared to its representation in virtual reality. Studies [2] [11] indicate that design methodology should incorporate virtual reality for usability testing due to significant cost reduction when compared to physical prototypes. However, researchers [12] indicate technological constraints, such as lack of resolution and image processing capacity, that make it difficult for users to adapt to the devices in the virtual environment influencing the testing results.…”

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Virtual Reality in Product Usability Testing: A Review Ofrecent Patents

Freitas¹,

Winkler²,

Gomes³

et al. 2020

Blucher Engineering Proceedings

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Virtual reality (VR) technology is applied to product development process and supports evaluation of product usability. This study aims to analyze findings from technological mapping research of VR in use for usability testing on products. Through the investigation of the patenting activity on Derwent Innovation database, this study describes the technological progress of this subject, the patent filing tendencies, their areas of application and details the inventions related to usability testing. Among the 161 patents fillings found, two patents have correlation between VR and usability testing of products. Therefore, opportunities are available for researches related to virtual reality and usability testing for products under development.

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