Abstract
Over the years, industrial evolution has proved to be a complex process, since there are several aspects that need to be considered to achieve highly functional processes and differentiated quality products. To date, four industrial revolutions have been implemented. Thus, the paradigm of Industry 4.0 (I4.0) was born, a concept that aims to improve the efficiency, productivity, automation, and safety of industrial processes, but which also considers the operator’s relevance and centrality in these processes. Besides these four revolutions one more concept is emerging, called Industry 5.0 (I5.0). In recent years, and with the advance of scientific research, the implementation of wearables has proven to be the ideal solution to move towards the digitisation of Industrial sector. In this sense, the aim of this work is to provide a systematic review on the currently available knowledge about wearable technology and its applicability within I4.0. Through these technologies, both processes and operators can be monitored in real time, actively contributing to the identification of limitations and to the implementation of improvements. On the other hand, studies on the acceptance of these devices have shown a certain apprehension by users regarding the security and privacy of collected data. Therefore, studies should be conducted to analyse in depth these limitations, to raise users’ confidence and contribute, in a broader perspective, to the success of industrial processes.
This work was supported by the RD Project “Continental Factory of Future (CONTINENTAL FoF)/POCI-01-0247-FEDER-047512”, financed by the European Regional Development Fund (ERDF), through the Program “Programa Operacional Competitividade e Internacionalização (POCI)/PORTUGAL 2020”, under the management of AICEP Portugal Global - Trade & Investment Agency. This work also funded by the R &D Project “A-MoVeR-Agenda Mobilizadora para o Desenvolvimento de Produtos e Sistemas Inteligentes de Mobilidade Verde”, financed by POCI European Structural and Investment Funds (FEEI).
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This work was supported by the R &D Project “Continental Factory of Future, (CONTINENTAL FoF) / POCI-01-0247-FEDER-047512", financed by the European Regional Development Fund(ERDF), through the Program “Programa Operacional Competitividade e Internacionalização (POCI) / PORTUGAL 2020", under the management of aicep Portugal Global – Trade & Investment Agency.
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Anes, H., Pinto, T., Lima, C., Nogueira, P., Reis, A. (2023). Wearable Devices in Industry 4.0: A Systematic Literature Review. In: Mehmood, R., et al. Distributed Computing and Artificial Intelligence, Special Sessions I, 20th International Conference. DCAI 2023. Lecture Notes in Networks and Systems, vol 741. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-38318-2_33
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