Real-Time Data Monitoring of an Industry 4.0 Assembly Line using Pervasive Augmented Reality: First Impressions

Abstract

Industry 4.0 is the latest industrial revolution, tend to seamlessly integrate digital and physical worlds into industrial procedures in an effort to better support different stakeholders' needs. This work proposes a Pervasive Augmented Reality (AR) first prototype, developed in collaboration with industrial partners, to support real-time data monitoring and problem detection of an industrial assembly line. A Human-Centered Design (HCD) methodology was used to identify stakeholders' difficulties, needs, and challenges, as well as define requirements to guide the development of the prototype. The first impressions of these individuals are described, after an initial user study on the industrial shop floor, conducted to evaluate the proposed prototype, and collect feedback on how it can be improved to better support such contexts.