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A Comparison of Augmented and Virtual Reality Features in Industrial Trainings

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Virtual, Augmented and Mixed Reality. Industrial and Everyday Life Applications (HCII 2020)

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Short-term qualification for temporary workers is a constant challenge for manufacturing companies. Cycle times of machines often have to be reduced for training processes, which demands time and financial resources. This increases the need for near-the-job trainings without manipulating cycle times of the machine. Digital visualization tools using Mixed Reality (MR) promise opportunities for application-oriented practical training. However, especially for industrial applications, where procedural knowledge has to be transferred, it is not clear which MR technology should be used for which purpose. In order to answer this question, this paper examines the underlying MR-features of the technology. In an experimental setting, the same virtual training for the assembly of a pneumatic cylinder is examined with an augmented reality/augmented virtuality (AR/AV) based application in comparison to a virtual reality (VR) based application. Based on the carried out study, there are significant differences in the evaluation of the system usability, but no differences in the evaluation of the ergonomics and the perceived task load during the task. Out of 16 test persons, 14 would choose the VR system in the final analysis. The results are discussed in the paper and recommendations for the design of MR based systems in an industrial context are given.

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This work is part of the project ‘“ELLI 2 - Excellent Teaching and Learning in Engineering Sciences” and was funded by the Federal Ministry of Educatio and Research (BMBF), Germany.

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    Lea M. Daling, Anas Abdelrazeq & Ingrid Isenhardt

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Daling, L.M., Abdelrazeq, A., Isenhardt, I. (2020). A Comparison of Augmented and Virtual Reality Features in Industrial Trainings. In: Chen, J.Y.C., Fragomeni, G. (eds) Virtual, Augmented and Mixed Reality. Industrial and Everyday Life Applications. HCII 2020. Lecture Notes in Computer Science(), vol 12191. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-49698-2_4

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