Authors:
Marco Rodrigues
1
;
João Paulo Pereira
2
and
Pedro Miguel Moreira
3
Affiliations:
1
INEGI – Instituto de Ciência e Inovação em Engenharia Mecânica e Engenharia Industrial, Univ. do Porto, Portugal, ARC4DigiT, Applied Research Center for Digital Transformation, Instituto Politécnico de Viana do Castelo and Portugal
;
2
INEGI – Instituto de Ciência e Inovação em Engenharia Mecânica e Engenharia Industrial, Univ. do Porto and Portugal
;
3
ARC4DigiT, Applied Research Center for Digital Transformation, Instituto Politécnico de Viana do Castelo and Portugal
Keyword(s):
Human-Machine Interface, Smart Industry, Industry 4.0, User-centered Design, Web based Interfaces, Additive Manufacturing.
Related
Ontology
Subjects/Areas/Topics:
Computer-Based Manufacturing Technologies
;
Human Factors & Human-System Interface
;
Industrial Automation and Robotics
;
Industrial Engineering
;
Informatics in Control, Automation and Robotics
Abstract:
The shift of the computational paradigm to a model where there is a multiplicity of computational devices capable
of feeling and acting on the environment allied to the digital transformation of manufacturing processes,
with an increasing real-virtual fusion, are two of the pillars of the ongoing industrial revolution industry coined
as Industry 4.0.
In the context of new manufacturing environments, the development interfaces that are usable, intelligible,
interactive and easy-to-implement and deploy across multiple device is a major aspiration to be achieved.
This paper describes the design process of an interface, supported by web standards, adapted for additive manufacturing
appliances. This interface aims to allow the monitoring of the production parameters, providing
the operator with all the information related to the manufacturing process and the equipment and materials
involved. Beyond providing an effective tool to monitor and control of the real manufacturing proce
ss, it also
allows to virtually simulate the process, thus enabling optimization and anticipation of possible issues.
The adopted user-centered design methodology is described, as well as the proposed architecture. Details are
presented on the developed prototypes, the users studies, and about the information collected from users for
the requirements elicitation process and from the tests. The interface was developed through several iterations
and was evaluated very positively by the users (operators) using established usability assessment instruments
and methods.
In the near future it is intended to generalize the approach and architecture to move towards a framework
dedicated to the design and implementation of universal interfaces for industrial environments.
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