Pick-by-Vision: A first stress test

Björn Schwerdtfeger, Rupert Reif, Willibald A. Günthner, Gudrun Klinker, Daniel Hamacher, Lutz Schega, Irina Böckelmann, Fabian Doil, Johannes Tümler

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Abstract

In this paper we report on our ongoing studies around the application of Augmented Reality methods to support the order picking process of logistics applications. Order picking is the gathering of goods out of a prepared range of items following some customer orders. We named the visual support of this order picking process using Head-mounted Displays "Pick-by-Vision". This work presents the case study of bringing our previously developed Pickby-Vision system from the lab to an experimental factory hall to evaluate it under more realistic conditions. This includes the execution of two user studies. In the first one we compared our Pickby-Vision system with and without tracking to picking using a paper list to check picking performance and quality in general. In a second test we had subjects using the Pick-by-Vision system continuously for two hours to gain in-depth insight into the longer use of our system, checking user strain besides the general performance. Furthermore, we report on the general obstacles of trying to use HMD-based AR in an industrial setup and discuss our observations of user behaviour.

Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationScience and Technology Proceedings - IEEE 2009 International Symposium on Mixed and Augmented Reality, ISMAR 2009
Pages115-124
Number of pages10
DOIs
StatePublished - 2009
Event8th IEEE 2009 International Symposium on Mixed and Augmented Reality, ISMAR 2009 - Science and Technology - Orlando, FL, United States
Duration: 19 Oct 200922 Oct 2009

Publication series

NameScience and Technology Proceedings - IEEE 2009 International Symposium on Mixed and Augmented Reality, ISMAR 2009

Conference

Conference8th IEEE 2009 International Symposium on Mixed and Augmented Reality, ISMAR 2009 - Science and Technology
Country/TerritoryUnited States
CityOrlando, FL
Period19/10/0922/10/09

Keywords

  • Evaluation/methodology
  • H.5.1 [information interfaces and presentation]: multimedia information systems - artificial, augmented, and virtual realities
  • H.5.2 [information interfaces and presentation]: user interfaces - user-centered design

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