A benchmark for interactive augmented reality instructions for assembly tasks

With the opportunity to customize ordered products, assembly tasks are becoming more and more complex. To meet these increased demands, a variety of interactive instruction systems have been introduced. Although these systems may have a big impact on overall efficiency and cost of the manufacturing process, it has been difficult to optimize them in a scientific way. The challenge is to introduce performance metrics that apply across different tasks and find a uniform experiment design. In this paper, we address this challenge by proposing a standardized experiment design for evaluating interactive instructions and making them comparable with each other. Further, we introduce a General Assembly Task Model, which differentiates between task-dependent and task-independent measures. Through a user study with 12 participants, we evaluate the experiment design and the proposed task model abstract pick-and-place task and an artificial industrial task. Finally, we provide paper-based ins...

• Type: Journal
• Year: 2015
• Where: MUM
• Authors: Markus Funk, Thomas Kosch, Scott W. Greenwald, Albrecht Schmidt 0001
• Keywords: Multimedia, MUM 2015