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Tablets and Smart Glasses in Modern Production Environments – A Lab Study on Distracted Walking

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Intelligent Human Systems Integration (IHSI 2018)

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Mobile use of ICT like tablets or smart glasses increases steadily. Whether new risks result, caused by distracted walking in working environments, is a topic for occupational safety and health. A lab study was conducted with 36 participants using a tablet, smart glasses and a clipboard for a reading task while walking. Results showed few walking errors. Mobile reading was worse for both digital conditions. Equal strain levels were found in all dual task conditions. Nevertheless, if possible, dual task settings using ICT while walking should be avoided, using a different workflow design.

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Acknowledgments

This research and development project “Support and transfer of the implementation of human-centered cyber-physical system (MyCPS)” is funded by the German Federal Ministry of Education and Research (BMBF) within the program “Innovations for Tomorrow’s Production, Services, and Work” (funding number 02P14B121) and managed by the Project Management Agency Karlsruhe (PTKA). The authors are responsible for the contents of this publication. Same authors extend special thanks to Petra Horstmann for assisting in data collection.

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    Patricia Tegtmeier & Sascha Wischniewski

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Tegtmeier, P., Wischniewski, S. (2018). Tablets and Smart Glasses in Modern Production Environments – A Lab Study on Distracted Walking. In: Karwowski, W., Ahram, T. (eds) Intelligent Human Systems Integration. IHSI 2018. Advances in Intelligent Systems and Computing, vol 722. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-73888-8_95

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