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Usability Evaluation of Augmented Reality as Instructional Tool in Collaborative Assembly Cells

Authors:
Lea Daling
Anas Abdelrazeq
Max Haberstroh
Frank Hees

Keywords: Usability Criteria; Augmented Reality; On the Job Training; Industry 4.0; Human-Robot-Collaboration

Abstract:
The increasing digitalization and customization of the production sector, which is commonly referred to as Industry 4.0, poses new challenges for the qualification of employees. The integration of Augmented Reality (AR) as an instructional tool provides new opportunities to support learning processes close to the workplace. Even though the use of this technology seems promising, there is still little empirically founded knowledge about the performance and fit of the system for collaborative assembly processes. This paper presents an empirical approach for the usability evaluation of a developed AR application. The aim is to receive initial feedback on the adequacy of the system for an assembly process that takes place in cooperation between human and robot. This paper presents a catalogue for an early assessment of usability in the development process, which can be used to assess software and hardware factors separately. In a pre-study, this catalogue was tested in combination with an experimental study design. First results for the evaluation of the developed AR solution and the suitability of different media are presented.

Pages: 199 to 205

Copyright: Copyright (c) IARIA, 2019

Publication date: February 24, 2019

Published in: conference

ISSN: 2308-4138

ISBN: 978-1-61208-686-6

Location: Athens, Greece

Dates: from February 24, 2019 to February 28, 2019