Worker assistance systems in manufacturing: A review of the state of the art and future directions

BG Mark, E Rauch, DT Matt - Journal of Manufacturing Systems, 2021 - Elsevier
In the course of the fourth industrial revolution (also known as Industry 4.0 or I4. 0) the
operator itself comes to the fore. The technological and computational developments of …

Human-computer interaction in industry: A systematic review on the applicability and value-added of operator assistance systems

M Moencks, E Roth, T Bohné… - … and Trends® in …, 2022 - nowpublishers.com
Abstract In industry, the Fourth Industrial Revolution is transforming the roles of people,
technology and work on the shop floor. Despite ongoing strides towards automation, people …

Comparing augmented reality visualization methods for assembly procedures

JB Alves, B Marques, C Ferreira, P Dias, BS Santos - Virtual Reality, 2022 - Springer
Assembly processes require now more than ever a systematic way to improve efficiency
complying with increasing product demand. Several industrial scenarios have been using …

[PDF][PDF] The What and How of Smart Personal Assistants: Principles and Application Domains for IS Research.

R Knote, A Janson, L Eigenbrod, M Söllner - MKWI, 2018 - alexandria.unisg.ch
Digitization brings new possibilities to ease our daily life activities by the means of assistive
technology. Amazon Alexa, Microsoft Cortana, Samsung Bixby, to name only a few …

Inclusion of workers with disabilities in production 4.0: Legal foundations in Europe and potentials through worker assistance systems

BG Mark, S Hofmayer, E Rauch, DT Matt - Sustainability, 2019 - mdpi.com
The inclusion of employees with disabilities in production is an issue that has rarely been
addressed by scientists from the manufacturing sector. In this article, we examine to what …

Classifying attention types with thermal imaging and eye tracking

Y Abdelrahman, AA Khan, J Newn, E Velloso… - Proceedings of the …, 2019 - dl.acm.org
Despite the importance of attention in user performance, current methods for attention
classification do not allow to discriminate between different attention types. We propose a …

Smart and sustainable human-centred workstations for operators with disability in the age of industry 5.0: a systematic review

A Bonello, E Francalanza, P Refalo - Sustainability, 2023 - mdpi.com
The World Bank has reported that over one billion individuals have a disability, implying that
almost fifteen percent of the global inhabitants are susceptible to undergoing levels of …

Identifying cognitive assistance with mobile electroencephalography: A case study with in-situ projections for manual assembly

T Kosch, M Funk, A Schmidt, LL Chuang - Proceedings of the ACM on …, 2018 - dl.acm.org
Manual assembly at production is a mentally demanding task. With rapid prototy** and
smaller production lot sizes, this results in frequent changes of assembly instructions that …

Smart kitchens for people with cognitive impairments: A qualitative study of design requirements

T Kosch, PW Woźniak, E Brady, A Schmidt - Proceedings of the 2018 …, 2018 - dl.acm.org
Individuals with cognitive impairments currently leverage extensive human resources during
their transitions from assisted living to independent living. In Western Europe, many …

The digital cooking coach: using visual and auditory in-situ instructions to assist cognitively impaired during cooking

T Kosch, K Wennrich, D Topp, M Muntzinger… - Proceedings of the 12th …, 2019 - dl.acm.org
To date, approximately 20% of the world population lives with a level of cognitive
impairment. In Western Europe, sheltered living facilities have emerged which …