Augmented reality in support of intelligent manufacturing – A systematic literature review

Abstract

Highlightso Augmented Reality (AR) is a major part of industry 4.0 advancements o While AR is not ready yet for industrial deployment in some areas, it is already used in others o Hardware and software still require improvements in certain areas of AR o The context of research concerning AR is getting increasingly broader as its implementation rises o The future research needs to focus on intelligent manufacturing applications of AR Citation details: Egger, Johannes, and Tariq Masood. "Augmented reality in support of intelligent manufacturing -A systematic literature review." Computers & Industrial Engineering (in press)

Augmented reality in support of Industry 4.0—Implementation challenges and success factors

“…The AR tracking system enables digital objects to be placed accurately within the physical world. The most prominent AR technology is marker-based [3]. Physical markers are attached at certain places.…”

“…Major reported challenges include hardware and software issues, weight, ergonomics issues, limited user acceptance, visual fatigue and concentration performance issues, data transfer, integration and security issues, content authoring, adaptive instructions, marker tracking reliability and cost. That kind of studies uncovered that the complex industrial environment causes new challenges compared to laboratory environments [3]. Significantly smaller error distribution of the spot weld position.…”

“…This significant growth is likely to be sustained or accelerated by the growing maturity of AR technology and the broad variety of applications within the industry. While the general importance of AR is widely recognised, recent research has shown that the implementation for industrial applications is challenging [3].…”

Trends in engineering education for additive manufacturing in the industry 4.0 era: a systematic literature review

“…Systematic literature reviews (SLR), represents a widely adopted review method in the medical sector [7]. Now, it has been successfully applied to other scientific fields, in particular to many researches related to Industrial Engineering and management and other technical sectors [4,5]. The overviews of the results of the SLRs have the potential to develop research issues that are not very detailed or completely new, and to draw objective conclusions.…”

“…In fact, it is considered among the nine technological pillars on which Industry 4.0 is based [2]. Previously perceived only as a rapid prototyping technique, AM has now evolved into a real production process for the production of fully functional objects with an increasing diffusion in different industrial sectors [3][4][5]. In particular, of vital importance, from the point of view of the evolution of the production system, and considering the spread of digitalization practices inherent to Industry 4.0,and the need to train technical professionals with new skills and in step with the times, is the proper education in the use of these new technologies [6].…”