A Comparison of Augmented and Virtual Reality Features in Industrial Trainings

Daling, Lea M.; Abdelrazeq, Anas; Isenhardt, Ingrid

doi:10.1007/978-3-030-49698-2_4

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“…This allows the VR sandbox to adapt and replicate a variety of workplace setups involving shared tasks with industrial robots within an authentic and safe environment for HRC research. The usage of simulated industrial environments through augmented and virtual reality is established itself throughout various fields of research ( Daling et al, 2020 ; Dyck et al, 2020 ; Shahid et al, 2020 ). However, compared to our VR sandbox, these applications for simulating industrial settings are designed with one specific use case in mind, precluding the usage for an iterative and flexible experimental process ( Shu et al, 2018 ).…”

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A Virtual Sandbox Approach to Studying the Effect of Augmented Communication on Human-Robot Collaboration

2021

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Human-Robot Collaboration (HRC) has the potential for a paradigm shift in industrial production by complementing the strengths of industrial robots with human staff. However, exploring these scenarios in physical experimental settings is costly and difficult, e.g., due to safety considerations. We present a virtual reality application that allows the exploration of HRC work arrangements with autonomous robots and their effect on human behavior. Prior experimental studies conducted using this application demonstrated the benefits of augmenting an autonomous robot arm with communication channels on subjective aspects such as perceived stress. Motivated by current safety regulations that hinder HRC to expand its full potential, we explored the effects of the augmented communication on objective measures (collision rate and produced goods) within a virtual sandbox application. Explored through a safe and replicable setup, the goal was to determine whether communication channels that provide guidance and explanation on the robot can help mitigate safety hazards without interfering with the production effectiveness of both parties. This is based on the theoretical foundation that communication channels enable the robot to explain its action, helps the human collaboration partner to comprehend the current state of the shared task better, and react accordingly. Focused on the optimization of production output, reduced collision rate, and increased perception of safety, a between-subjects experimental study with two conditions (augmented communication vs non-augmented) was conducted. The results revealed a statistically significant difference in terms of production quantity output and collisions with the robot, favoring the augmented conditions. Additional statistically significant differences regarding self-reported perceived safety were found. The results of this study provide an entry point for future research regarding the augmentation of industrial robots with communication channels for safety purposes.

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A Virtual Sandbox Approach to Studying the Effect of Augmented Communication on Human-Robot Collaboration

2021

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Evaluating the Worker Technology Acceptance of a Mixed Reality Technical Documentation

Laviola,

Romano,

Gattullo

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Research on Training Effectiveness of Professional Maintenance Personnel Based on Virtual Reality and Augmented Reality Technology

Liu

Dang

et al. 2022

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The maintenance training method based on Virtual Reality (VR) and Augmented Reality (AR) technology has the characteristics of safety, no space limitation, and good reusability. Compared with the traditional training method, it can reduce the training cost, shorten the training period, and improve training effectiveness. Therefore, more and more maintenance training use VR and AR to replace training based on actual equipment to improve training effectiveness. However, in the context of multi-level tasks, there is still no clear research conclusion on how to choose training methods, maximize the advantages of each training method, and achieve higher training effectiveness. In response to this problem, this study constructed three training platforms based on VR, AR, and actual equipment, designed three maintenance tasks at different levels, and created a comparative analysis of the training effects of 60 male trainees under the three tasks and three training platforms. The results show that for single-level maintenance tasks, the training effect of the traditional group was significantly better than that of the AR group and the VR group. For multi-level maintenance tasks, the training effect of AR group was significantly better than that of the VR group. With the increasing difficulty of maintenance tasks, the training efficiency of the AR group was more than 10% higher than that of the VR group and traditional group and the AR group had less cognitive load. The conclusions of this study can provide a theoretical basis for the selection of training methods and evaluation design and help to formulate training strategies, thereby shortening the training period of professional maintenance personnel.

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A Comparison of Augmented and Virtual Reality Features in Industrial Trainings

Cited by 3 publications

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A Virtual Sandbox Approach to Studying the Effect of Augmented Communication on Human-Robot Collaboration

A Virtual Sandbox Approach to Studying the Effect of Augmented Communication on Human-Robot Collaboration

Evaluating the Worker Technology Acceptance of a Mixed Reality Technical Documentation

Research on Training Effectiveness of Professional Maintenance Personnel Based on Virtual Reality and Augmented Reality Technology

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