2134/11841747.v1
Kate Van-Lopik
Kate
Van-Lopik
Murray Sinclair
Murray
Sinclair
Richard Sharpe
Richard
Sharpe
Paul Conway
Paul
Conway
Andrew West
Andrew
West
Developing augmented reality capabilities for industry 4.0 small enterprises: Lessons learnt from a content authoring case study
Loughborough University
2020
Augmented Reality,
Industry 4.0
Training
Implementation
WEEE
UEEE
Computer Software
Distributed Computing
2020-02-17 15:59:32
Journal contribution
https://repository.lboro.ac.uk/articles/journal_contribution/Developing_augmented_reality_capabilities_for_industry_4_0_small_enterprises_Lessons_learnt_from_a_content_authoring_case_study/11841747
Augmented reality (AR) has been proposed as a disruptive and enabling technology within the Industry
4.0 manufacturing paradigm. The complexity of the AR content creation process results in an inability for
Small Enterprise (SE)to create bespoke,flexibleARtraining support “in-house” and is a potential barrier to
industrial adoption of AR. Presently, AR content creation requires a range of specialist knowledge (e.g. 3D
modelling, interface design, programming and spatial tracking) and may involve infrastructure changes
(e.g. fiducial markers, cameras) and disruption to workflow. The research reported in this paper concerns
the development and deployment of an Augmented Repair Training Application (ARTA); a templatebased interface to support end user (shop floor) AR content creation. The proposed methodology and
implementation are discussed and evaluated in a real-world industrial case study in collaboration with
a Small Enterprise (SE) in the Used and Waste Electronic and Electrical Equipment sector (UEEE/WEEE).
The need for end user friendly templates is presented in the conclusion alongside further related work.