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Redondo Verdú, C., Sempere Maciá, N., Strand, M., Holm, M., Schmidt, B. & Olsson, J. (2024). Enhancing Manual Assembly Training using Mixed Reality and Virtual Sensors. Paper presented at 17th CIRP Conference on Intelligent Computation in Manufacturing Engineering - CIRP ICME '23, Gulf of Naples, Italy, 12 - 14 July 2023. Procedia CIRP, 126, 769-774
Åpne denne publikasjonen i ny fane eller vindu >>Enhancing Manual Assembly Training using Mixed Reality and Virtual Sensors
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2024 (engelsk)Inngår i: Procedia CIRP, E-ISSN 2212-8271, Vol. 126, s. 769-774Artikkel i tidsskrift (Fagfellevurdert) Published
Abstract [en]

In recent years Mixed Reality technology has been widely used to enhance operators in manual assembly operations. This paper introduces a Mixed Reality environment for assembly operations and describes how the process can be supported by virtual sensors. The structure of the environment allows seamless adaption from a fully virtual training scenario, only using virtual assets, to a full production scenario supporting operators in assembling physical products in actual production. The training system which has been developed together with the company Skandia Elevator in Sweden enables the operators to train with much less disturbance to the real production line compared to training using the actual production equipment. In fact, the training can be done only using virtual assets.

sted, utgiver, år, opplag, sider
Elsevier, 2024
Emneord
augmented reality, mixed reality, manual assembly, operator training
HSV kategori
Forskningsprogram
INF201 Virtual Production Development; Virtual Production Development (VPD); VF-KDO
Identifikatorer
urn:nbn:se:his:diva-23452 (URN)10.1016/j.procir.2024.08.328 (DOI)
Konferanse
17th CIRP Conference on Intelligent Computation in Manufacturing Engineering - CIRP ICME '23, Gulf of Naples, Italy, 12 - 14 July 2023
Prosjekter
ACCURATE
Forskningsfinansiär
Knowledge Foundation
Merknad

CC BY-NC-ND 4.0 DEED

Corresponding author. Tel.: +46-500-448551; E-mail address: magnus.holm@his.se

Tilgjengelig fra: 2023-12-11 Laget: 2023-12-11 Sist oppdatert: 2024-10-21
Strand, M. & Holm, M. (2024). Making the Digital Strategy a Bridge Between Industry 4.0 Initiatives and the Business Plan – Reports from Two Case Studies Towards Manufacturing SMEs. In: Joel Andersson; Shrikant Joshi; Lennart Malmsköld; Fabian Hanning (Ed.), Sustainable Production through Advanced Manufacturing, Intelligent Automation and Work Integrated Learning: Proceedings of the 11th Swedish Production Symposium (SPS2024). Paper presented at 11th Swedish Production Symposium, SPS 2024 Trollhättan 23 April 2024 through 26 April 2024 (pp. 628-639). IOS Press
Åpne denne publikasjonen i ny fane eller vindu >>Making the Digital Strategy a Bridge Between Industry 4.0 Initiatives and the Business Plan – Reports from Two Case Studies Towards Manufacturing SMEs
2024 (engelsk)Inngår i: Sustainable Production through Advanced Manufacturing, Intelligent Automation and Work Integrated Learning: Proceedings of the 11th Swedish Production Symposium (SPS2024) / [ed] Joel Andersson; Shrikant Joshi; Lennart Malmsköld; Fabian Hanning, IOS Press, 2024, s. 628-639Konferansepaper, Publicerat paper (Fagfellevurdert)
Abstract [en]

In this paper we discuss the results of two extensive case studies targeted towards Swedish SMMEs, partly aimed at investigating the current state of practice regarding the strategic work in the companies and its alignment to digitalization initiatives. The case studies were conducted during 2022 and 2023 and includes a vast empirical material, including several site visits, more than 30 interviews, several meetings with the managerial boards of the two companies and workshops, as well as studies of strategic document, product portfolios and Gemba walks. The paper presents a suggestion for how to formulate a one-page digital strategy, which aligns the digitalization initiative with the overall strategy of the company, as well as a vision for the digital transformation initiative. In addition, the one-pager also includes prioritized stakeholder groups, expected effects and prioritized activities. Moreover, we also motivate the reasons behind a one-pager, as well as the topics included therein. Finally, we give some ideas for future work, including the importance of implementing the one-pager in more companies, as a way to further validate its applicability and long-term influence on and relevance for the strategic work in SMMEs. 

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IOS Press, 2024
Serie
Advances in Transdisciplinary Engineering, ISSN 2352-751X, E-ISSN 2352-7528 ; 52
Emneord
Digital Maturity Index, Digital Strategy, Digital Transformation, Digitalization, Small- and Medium Sized Manufacturing Companies, Business plans, Case-studies, Digital strategies, Manufacturing companies, Maturity indices, Small- and medium sized manufacturing company, Swedish SMMEs, Industry 4.0
HSV kategori
Forskningsprogram
Virtual Production Development (VPD)
Identifikatorer
urn:nbn:se:his:diva-23824 (URN)10.3233/ATDE240204 (DOI)001229990300050 ()2-s2.0-85191351308 (Scopus ID)978-1-64368-510-6 (ISBN)978-1-64368-511-3 (ISBN)
Konferanse
11th Swedish Production Symposium, SPS 2024 Trollhättan 23 April 2024 through 26 April 2024
Prosjekter
ASSAR-ERUFShiftlabs
Forskningsfinansiär
European Regional Development Fund (ERDF)Swedish Agency for Economic and Regional GrowthRegion Västra Götaland
Merknad

CC BY-NC 4.0 DEED

© 2024 The Authors

Correspondence Address: M. Strand; University of Skövde, Skövde, 541 28, Sweden; email: Mattias.strand@his.se

The research behind this paper is funded through the projects ASSAR-ERUF and Shiftlabs, funded by EU, Tillväxtverket, Västra Götalandsregionen, Skaraborgs Kommunalförbund and Skövde municipality. The authors are thankful to the companies and their staff engaged in this work.

Tilgjengelig fra: 2024-05-13 Laget: 2024-05-13 Sist oppdatert: 2024-07-05bibliografisk kontrollert
Sempere Maciá, N., Redondo Verdú, C., Schmidt, B. & Holm, M. (2024). Programming Environment for cobots using MR technology. Paper presented at 17th CIRP Conference on Intelligent Computation in Manufacturing Engineering - CIRP ICME '23, Gulf of Naples, Italy, 12 - 14 July 2023. Procedia CIRP, 126, 194-199
Åpne denne publikasjonen i ny fane eller vindu >>Programming Environment for cobots using MR technology
2024 (engelsk)Inngår i: Procedia CIRP, E-ISSN 2212-8271, Vol. 126, s. 194-199Artikkel i tidsskrift (Fagfellevurdert) Published
Abstract [en]

This paper presents a Mixed reality (MR) environment to support industrial cobots programming for welding purposes. Several intuitive menus allow a user to program the path, which can be configured and simulated in the virtual environment with reachability checking. A guide can be activated to show recommended steps and allows validation of the created program on the virtual robot to aid the learning process. The MR application is integrated with a robot programming platform and a robot controller, that allows the user to test paths on a real robot. Moreover, results from spatial accuracy and user experience evaluations are presented.

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Elsevier, 2024
Emneord
Mixed reality, augmented reality, human-robot interaction, safety
HSV kategori
Forskningsprogram
Virtual Production Development (VPD); VF-KDO
Identifikatorer
urn:nbn:se:his:diva-23449 (URN)10.1016/j.procir.2024.08.323 (DOI)
Konferanse
17th CIRP Conference on Intelligent Computation in Manufacturing Engineering - CIRP ICME '23, Gulf of Naples, Italy, 12 - 14 July 2023
Prosjekter
ACCURATE
Forskningsfinansiär
Knowledge Foundation
Merknad

CC BY-NC-ND 4.0 DEED

Corresponding author: Tel.: +46-500-44-8547; fax: +46-500-44-8598. E-mail address: bernard.schmidt@his.se

The authors thank Tommy Y. Svensson from ABB Robotics for the kind support. This work was partially financed by the Knowledge Foundation (KKS), Sweden, through the ACCURATE project (2021-2025) and VF-KDO project (2019-2026). The work was located at ASSAR Industrial Innovation Arena Skövde as part of a Bachelor's Degree Project.

Tilgjengelig fra: 2023-12-11 Laget: 2023-12-11 Sist oppdatert: 2024-10-21
Holm, M., Schnell, M., Warrol, C. & Stahre, J. (2024). The Relationship Between the SPS-Conferences and the Six Industrial Challenge Areas Within Produktion2030. In: Joel Andersson; Shrikant Joshi; Lennart Malmsköld; Fabian Hanning (Ed.), Sustainable Production through Advanced Manufacturing, Intelligent Automation and Work Integrated Learning: Proceedings of the 11th Swedish Production Symposium (SPS2024). Paper presented at 11th Swedish Production Symposium, SPS 2024 Trollhättan 23 April 2024 through 26 April 2024 (pp. 490-501). IOS Press
Åpne denne publikasjonen i ny fane eller vindu >>The Relationship Between the SPS-Conferences and the Six Industrial Challenge Areas Within Produktion2030
2024 (engelsk)Inngår i: Sustainable Production through Advanced Manufacturing, Intelligent Automation and Work Integrated Learning: Proceedings of the 11th Swedish Production Symposium (SPS2024) / [ed] Joel Andersson; Shrikant Joshi; Lennart Malmsköld; Fabian Hanning, IOS Press, 2024, s. 490-501Konferansepaper, Publicerat paper (Fagfellevurdert)
Abstract [en]

In this paper, the 206 papers published at the Swedish Production Symposium (SPS) conferences in 2018, 2020, and 2022 have been analyzed, primarily focusing their relationship to the six industrial challenges identified by Produktion2030. Based on the analysis, ten in-depth interviews with representatives from the Swedish Production Academy (SPA) and industry have been done. These interviews have reflected on the analysis of the papers from the SPS conferences as well as progress during the years of the SPS conferences. The emergence and implementation of the SPS conferences have a similar time span as the Vinnova program Produktion2030. The analysed papers indicate that the focus and development directions of the two have been similar, but not completely overlapping. The close collaboration between academia and industry in Swedish production research is clearly shown by the papers and indicated through an alignment with the industrial challenges indicated by Produktion2030. Of all the papers, 2/3 clearly state such collaboration, and the interviews indicate that the extent of the collaboration is even more extensive than that. The findings from the analysis also include the distribution of research funders involved, gender distribution among authors, and where they are from. Two findings that stand out are the need to more clearly state funding bodies for the published research and to also state more clearly in the papers how, in what way, and with whom the researchers collaborated. 

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IOS Press, 2024
Serie
Advances in Transdisciplinary Engineering, ISSN 2352-751X, E-ISSN 2352-7528 ; 52
Emneord
Industrial challenge areas, Produktion2030, SPS-conference, Development directions, Gender distribution, In-depth interviews, Industrial challenge area, Industrial challenges, Production research, Swedish production symposium-conference, Swedishs, Time span, Industrial research
HSV kategori
Forskningsprogram
Virtual Production Development (VPD)
Identifikatorer
urn:nbn:se:his:diva-23826 (URN)10.3233/ATDE240192 (DOI)001229990300041 ()2-s2.0-85191341175 (Scopus ID)978-1-64368-510-6 (ISBN)978-1-64368-511-3 (ISBN)
Konferanse
11th Swedish Production Symposium, SPS 2024 Trollhättan 23 April 2024 through 26 April 2024
Prosjekter
SPS2030
Forskningsfinansiär
Vinnova, 2022-02659
Merknad

CC BY-NC 4.0 DEED

© 2024 The Authors

Correspondence Address: M. Holm; University of Skövde, Skövde, 541 28, Sweden; email: magnus.holm@his.se

The authors would like to express their gratitude to the interviewees. This paper is based on the project, SPS2030. The authors gratefully acknowledge the funding provided by the Strategic Innovation Programme Produktion2030 and the Swedish Innovation Agency Vinnova, in project number 2022-02659.

Tilgjengelig fra: 2024-05-13 Laget: 2024-05-13 Sist oppdatert: 2024-09-13bibliografisk kontrollert
Sempere Maciá, N., Redondo Verdú, C., Schmidt, B. & Holm, M. (2024). Toward safer Human-Robot collaboration in MR environment. Paper presented at 17th CIRP Conference on Intelligent Computation in Manufacturing Engineering - CIRP ICME '23, Gulf of Naples, Italy, 12 - 14 July 2023. Procedia CIRP, 126, 200-205
Åpne denne publikasjonen i ny fane eller vindu >>Toward safer Human-Robot collaboration in MR environment
2024 (engelsk)Inngår i: Procedia CIRP, E-ISSN 2212-8271, Vol. 126, s. 200-205Artikkel i tidsskrift (Fagfellevurdert) Published
Abstract [en]

This paper presents a Mixed Reality (MR) approach to extend the Safe Move tool from ABB Robot Studio (RS) to view and intuitively edit the safety configuration, allowing the import of existing configurations and the export of modified ones to RS for certification by the expert. The added virtual sensor can detect the user's position allowing collision detection and avoidance. The robot's motion is not only adjusted to the safety zone in which the robot is but also to its relative position to the operator by monitoring in real-time positions of the operator’s hands as well as head and triggering appropriate action in the robot.

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Elsevier, 2024
Emneord
Mixed reality, augmented reality, human-robot interaction, safety
HSV kategori
Forskningsprogram
INF201 Virtual Production Development; VF-KDO; Virtual Production Development (VPD)
Identifikatorer
urn:nbn:se:his:diva-23451 (URN)10.1016/j.procir.2024.08.324 (DOI)
Konferanse
17th CIRP Conference on Intelligent Computation in Manufacturing Engineering - CIRP ICME '23, Gulf of Naples, Italy, 12 - 14 July 2023
Prosjekter
ACCURATE
Forskningsfinansiär
Knowledge Foundation
Merknad

CC BY-NC-ND 4.0 DEED

Corresponding author: Tel.: +46-500-44-8547; fax: +46-500-44-8598. E-mail address: bernard.schmidt@his.se

The authors thank Tommy Y. Svensson from ABB Robotics for the kind support. This work was partially financed by the Knowledge Foundation (KKS), Sweden, through the ACCURATE project (2021-2025) and the VF-KDO project (2019-2026). The presented work was located at ASSAR Industrial Innovation Arena Skövde based on a Bachelor's Degree Project by Natalaia and Celia and further developed thereafter.

Tilgjengelig fra: 2023-12-11 Laget: 2023-12-11 Sist oppdatert: 2024-10-21bibliografisk kontrollert
Danielsson, O., Syberfeldt, A., Holm, M. & Thorvald, P. (2023). Integration of Augmented Reality Smart Glasses as Assembly Support: A Framework Implementation in a Quick Evaluation Tool. International Journal of Manufacturing Research, 18(2), 144-164
Åpne denne publikasjonen i ny fane eller vindu >>Integration of Augmented Reality Smart Glasses as Assembly Support: A Framework Implementation in a Quick Evaluation Tool
2023 (engelsk)Inngår i: International Journal of Manufacturing Research, ISSN 1750-0591, Vol. 18, nr 2, s. 144-164Artikkel i tidsskrift (Fagfellevurdert) Published
Abstract [en]

Augmented reality smart glasses (ARSG) have been successfully used as operator support in production. However, their use is not yet widespread, likely in part due to a lack of knowledge about how to integrate ARSG into production. This lack of knowledge can also make it hard to estimate whether this is a worthwhile investment. Our solution is to provide an online evaluation tool to help production planners estimate the likelihood that ARSG will be worth the investment cost in specific production cases. Based on a strawman design, multiple design iterations were followed by a pilot test performed by participants from different manufacturing companies involved in planning production for operators. A Likert scale survey was used to evaluate the tool. The results show a slightly positive evaluation of the tool with suggestions for improvement, including widening the scope and granularity of the tool. Future works include further iterations and case studies.

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InderScience Publishers, 2023
Emneord
augmented reality, AR, augmented reality smart glasses, ARSG, assembly operator, framework, evaluation tool, focus groups
HSV kategori
Forskningsprogram
Virtual Production Development (VPD); Användarcentrerad produktdesign; VF-KDO
Identifikatorer
urn:nbn:se:his:diva-22639 (URN)10.1504/IJMR.2023.131583 (DOI)001016319500002 ()2-s2.0-85165228322 (Scopus ID)
Merknad

Published online: 20 Jun 2023

Tilgjengelig fra: 2023-06-02 Laget: 2023-06-02 Sist oppdatert: 2023-08-16bibliografisk kontrollert
Holm, M. & Strand, M. (2023). Möta studenterna mitt i yrkeslivet. In: Joel Midemalm; Amir Vadiee; Elisabeth Uhlemann; Fredrik Georgsson; Gunilla Carlsson-Kvarnlöf; Jonas Månsson; Kristina Edström; Lennart Pettersson; Pedher Johansson (Ed.), Bidrag från den 9:e utvecklingskonferensen för Sveriges ingenjörsutbildningar: . Paper presented at 9:e utvecklingskonferensen för Sveriges ingenjörsutbildningar, 22-23 november 2023, Mälardalens universitet, Västerås (pp. 136-149). Västerås: Mälardalens universitet
Åpne denne publikasjonen i ny fane eller vindu >>Möta studenterna mitt i yrkeslivet
2023 (svensk)Inngår i: Bidrag från den 9:e utvecklingskonferensen för Sveriges ingenjörsutbildningar / [ed] Joel Midemalm; Amir Vadiee; Elisabeth Uhlemann; Fredrik Georgsson; Gunilla Carlsson-Kvarnlöf; Jonas Månsson; Kristina Edström; Lennart Pettersson; Pedher Johansson, Västerås: Mälardalens universitet, 2023, s. 136-149Konferansepaper, Publicerat paper (Fagfellevurdert)
Abstract [sv]

Dagens situation, med mycket snabb teknisk utveckling samt globaliserings- och hållbarhetsfrågor som påtagligt påverkar vårt samhälle omkullkastar många av de tidigare sanningar som format bilden av högre utbildning i allmänhet och utbildning som är arbetsmarknadsanknuten i synnerhet. Ett gällande synsätt där yrkesliv följer kronologiskt efter en inledande utbildningsfas i unga människors liv blir allt merdaterad. Begreppet ”det livslånga lärandet” omfattar ett synsätt där utbildning ochyrkesliv verkar växelvis under ett helt arbetsliv, där individen återkommande behöverfylla på, reflektera över och därigenom få stöd att implementera ny kunskap. Det ärav stor vikt att akademin tar till sig och möjliggör för människor mitt i livet att ta del av och reflektera över ny kunskap och de möjligheter som den ger. Inte minst ärdetta viktigt inom teknikintensiva yrkesroller där påverkan från disruptiv teknisk utvecklingen är påtaglig. Med utgångspunkt i vårt arbete under 15 år riktar vi oss med denna artikel till kollegor inom det livslånga lärandet och presenterar upplägg och genomförande av onlinekurser där studenterna är mitt i yrkeslivet.

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Västerås: Mälardalens universitet, 2023
Emneord
Livslångt lärande, Onlinekurser
HSV kategori
Forskningsprogram
Virtual Production Development (VPD)
Identifikatorer
urn:nbn:se:his:diva-23454 (URN)978-91-7485-620-0 (ISBN)
Konferanse
9:e utvecklingskonferensen för Sveriges ingenjörsutbildningar, 22-23 november 2023, Mälardalens universitet, Västerås
Prosjekter
WISER
Forskningsfinansiär
Knowledge Foundation
Tilgjengelig fra: 2023-12-12 Laget: 2023-12-12 Sist oppdatert: 2024-04-15bibliografisk kontrollert
Holm, M., Ng, A. H. C., Högberg, D. & Syberfeldt, A. (Eds.). (2023). Special Issue: Digital Transformation Towards a Sustainable Human Centric and Resilient Production. Paper presented at Swedish Production Symposium 2022. InderScience Publishers
Åpne denne publikasjonen i ny fane eller vindu >>Special Issue: Digital Transformation Towards a Sustainable Human Centric and Resilient Production
2023 (engelsk)Collection/Antologi (Fagfellevurdert)
Abstract [en]

The realisation of a successful product requires collaboration between developers andproducers, taking account of stakeholder value, reinforcing the contribution of industry tosociety and enhancing the wellbeing of workers while respecting planetary boundaries.Founded in 2006, the Swedish Production Academy (SPA) aims to drive and developproduction research and education and to increase cooperation within the production area.SPA initiated and hosts the conference Swedish Production Symposium. This specialissue is based on invited papers from the 10th Swedish Production Symposium(SPS2022), held in Skövde, Sweden, from 26–29 April 2022. The overall theme forSPS2022 was ‘Industry 5.0 transformation – towards a sustainable, human-centric, andresilient production’.As stated by the European Commission the vision of Industry 5.0 recognises societalgoals. It goes beyond a techno-economic vision, industrial value chains and growthaiming for the industry to become a resilient provider of prosperity, respecting ourplanets boundaries, and placing the industrial worker, her well-being, at the centre of theproduction process.In this special issue, we set out to explore the transition to a resilient, sustainable andhuman centric industry. The first paper explores the need for a joint strategical vision thatinclude technology (selection, development, and implementation), organisation(structure, agility, management, stakeholder collaborations, work environment) andpeople (skills and competences, participation, innovation and creative collaborativeculture, and change readiness), to achieve a resilient and sustainable production systemeffectively and efficiently. The second paper discusses how reconfigurable manufacturingsystems can enable sustainable manufacturing and circularity, achieving highresponsiveness and cost efficiency. The third paper, a synthesis of universal workplacedesign in assembly, explores how human assembly workplaces can be designed in abetter way in regard to inclusion of diverse worker populations. The fourth paperdiscusses different meanings of digital transformation in manufacturing industry fromboth a theoretical and industrial perspective. The fifth paper explores challenges to designa product service system at an SME as an approach to support transition to Industry 5.0.The concluding paper in this special issue discusses a knowledge extraction platform forreproducible decision support based on data from multi-objective experiments.The organiser of SPS2022 has found these six outstanding papers to perfectly alignwith the theme ‘Industry 5.0 transformation’ and express their gratitude to theEditor-in-Chief of IJMR for accepting them for publication in this special issue.

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InderScience Publishers, 2023
Serie
International Journal of Manufacturing Research, ISSN 1750-0591, E-ISSN 1750-0605 ; Vol. 18(4)
HSV kategori
Forskningsprogram
VF-KDO; Användarcentrerad produktdesign; Virtual Production Development (VPD)
Identifikatorer
urn:nbn:se:his:diva-23455 (URN)
Konferanse
Swedish Production Symposium 2022
Tilgjengelig fra: 2023-12-12 Laget: 2023-12-12 Sist oppdatert: 2023-12-27bibliografisk kontrollert
Thorvald, P., Holm, M., Strand, M. & Romero, D. (2023). The Augmented Welder Profile: Augmenting Craftmanship with Digital and Collaborative Tools. In: Tareq Ahram; Waldemar Karwowski (Ed.), Augmented, Virtual and Mixed Reality Simulation: Proceedings of the AHFE International Conference on Human Factors in Design, Engineering, and Computing (AHFE 2023 Hawaii Edition), Hawaii, USA, 4-6 December, 2023. Paper presented at AHFE International Conference on Human Factors in Design, Engineering, and Computing (AHFE 2023 Hawaii Edition), Hawaii, USA, 4-6 December, 2023 (pp. 9-18). New York: AHFE International Open Access
Åpne denne publikasjonen i ny fane eller vindu >>The Augmented Welder Profile: Augmenting Craftmanship with Digital and Collaborative Tools
2023 (engelsk)Inngår i: Augmented, Virtual and Mixed Reality Simulation: Proceedings of the AHFE International Conference on Human Factors in Design, Engineering, and Computing (AHFE 2023 Hawaii Edition), Hawaii, USA, 4-6 December, 2023 / [ed] Tareq Ahram; Waldemar Karwowski, New York: AHFE International Open Access , 2023, s. 9-18Konferansepaper, Publicerat paper (Fagfellevurdert)
Abstract [en]

More and more applications of Augmented Reality (AR) in manufacturing industries are introduced every day and while recent research has shown that one of the more popular applications, high volume assembly instructions, might not offer the best setting for this technology, many other applications exist that do. For assembly, remote guidance or training, rare assemblies, low takt time and high mix production, do still show promise. This article introduces the role of the Augmented Welder, a role utilizing AR technology for the programming of a welding robot. An operator support system in the form of a custom application programmed in Unity and visualized with a pair of Hololens2, connected to an ABB robot through RobotStudio. The robot is equipped with a welding gun dummy. The operator can, through the Hololens2, set safety boundaries, introduce work pieces, place targets in a 3D space, simulate the robot path, send the program to the robot, and activate the physical robot, among other things. We performed a modified pluralistic walkthrough to evaluate the operator support system both with respect to our application but also to search valuable insight to the general use of AR in the use of such applications. Results showed that while the subjects were generally positive towards the support system, several issues were identified and raised by various degrees of severity. The primary issues arose around the navigation and interaction with 2D menus and 3D objects in a 3D Mixed Reality (MR) space. The absence of physics confused the subjects as they could not interact with the virtual objects as they would have with physical objects. The lack of physics simply meant that they didn't act the same. Furthermore the interaction with 2D menus in a 3D space was both reported and observed as being very difficult as the 2D representations probably led to problems with depth perception. The general results of the debriefing indicated that using AR for robot programming was challenging although some of this can be attributed to the fact that this was the participants first use of such a system. The users indicated that the menus were appropriate and that the interaction was intuitive while the navigation within the system was not experienced as natural which confirms the above-mentioned issues with menus disappearing from the line of sight and feedback around generated target points being absent.

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New York: AHFE International Open Access, 2023
Serie
Applied Human Factors and Ergonomics International, E-ISSN 2771-0718 ; 118
Emneord
AR, MR, Operator 4.0, welding, augmented welder, user experience, evaluation, inspection method
HSV kategori
Forskningsprogram
Användarcentrerad produktdesign; Virtual Production Development (VPD)
Identifikatorer
urn:nbn:se:his:diva-23457 (URN)10.54941/ahfe1004436 (DOI)978-1-958651-94-0 (ISBN)
Konferanse
AHFE International Conference on Human Factors in Design, Engineering, and Computing (AHFE 2023 Hawaii Edition), Hawaii, USA, 4-6 December, 2023
Merknad

CC BY 4.0 DEED

Thanks to Antonio, Erich, and Miguel for your participation during the AR welding system evaluation. The work was done at ASSAR IndustrialInnovation Arena in Skövde, Sweden. 

Tilgjengelig fra: 2023-12-12 Laget: 2023-12-12 Sist oppdatert: 2024-04-15
Gustavsson, P., Syberfeldt, A. & Holm, M. (2023). Virtual reality platform for design and evaluation of human-robot collaboration in assembly manufacturing. International Journal of Manufacturing Research, 18(1), 28-49
Åpne denne publikasjonen i ny fane eller vindu >>Virtual reality platform for design and evaluation of human-robot collaboration in assembly manufacturing
2023 (engelsk)Inngår i: International Journal of Manufacturing Research, ISSN 1750-0591, Vol. 18, nr 1, s. 28-49Artikkel i tidsskrift (Fagfellevurdert) Published
Abstract [en]

This paper presents 'virtual collaborative robot', a virtual reality platform for designing and evaluating collaboration between operators and industrial robots. Within the platform, human-robot collaboration scenarios can be created and a user can interact with a robot without the safety risks that might arise with physical industrial robots. In an initial evaluation of the platform a scenario was implemented combining speech recognition, haptic control, and augmented reality to assemble a car model. The results from this evaluation indicate that the suggested platform can be used to successfully test new applications with the standard equipment of virtual reality headsets.

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InderScience Publishers, 2023
Emneord
human-robot collaboration, HRC, human-robot interaction, HRI, virtual reality, augmented reality, speech recognition
HSV kategori
Forskningsprogram
Virtual Production Development (VPD)
Identifikatorer
urn:nbn:se:his:diva-22362 (URN)10.1504/IJMR.2023.129303 (DOI)000944150000002 ()2-s2.0-85153476675 (Scopus ID)
Tilgjengelig fra: 2023-04-03 Laget: 2023-04-03 Sist oppdatert: 2023-09-25bibliografisk kontrollert
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