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The use of Augmented Reality in the Lean workplaces at smart factories
| Resumo: | In the last years, the global industrial landscape has deeply changed due to disruptive technological advancements enabled by the so-called Industry 4.0, a new paradigm that focuses on the transformation of conventional manufacturing systems into smart factories. Augmented Reality (AR) is one of the disruptive technologies that are emerging within this context and intends to combine the physical world with virtual information, augmenting and enhancing people’s capabilities and senses. This project intended to improve the working conditions within logistic workplaces, identifying which type of AR best suits these processes, evaluating the tasks and defining which human capabilities and senses should be augmented. In a context of Lean Thinking that brings a human-centric approach, the main aim was to reduce the human effort during tasks performance, mitigating the risks within workplaces and improving ergonomic conditions. Moreover, Lean Thinking enhanced the potential for creating waste-free and more efficient workplaces, while studying the potential of Human Augmentation (HA). Operators and the enhancement of their working conditions were the main motivation of this work. Therefore, this work was focused on the creation of a symbiosis between Industry 4.0 and Industry 5.0 paradigms, combining the implementation of a disruptive technology and the transition to human-centric, sustainable and resilient systems. For this purpose, this project aimed to develop a methodology – RAES-Log – that allows the analysis and definition of AR implementation requirements within logistic workplaces in order to mitigate the existing risks and study the potential for the enhancement of working conditions through the implementation of AR technology. Furthermore, a study about the potential of working conditions’ enhancement through the implementation of AR has been carried out in order to analyse the current situation regarding Musculoskeletal Disorders (MSD) and perceived exertion during tasks execution. Then, the workers’ opinion and acceptance about the proposed AR solutions that resulted from the implementation of RAES-LOG methodology at a case study were collected and analysed. The global worker’s opinion was positive for every proposed AR solution and the majority of workers showed curiosity and optimism about these technologies, believing that these could be good solutions to mitigate risks within their workplaces. As a result of this implementation, lower prevalence of MSD, lost time days and lower injury severity can be expected, as well as, a greater operator motivation and involvement in continuous improvement processes. |
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| Autores principais: | Pereira, Ana Cláudia Ribeiro |
| Assunto: | Human Augmentation Industry 4.0 Industry 5.0 Lean Thinking Human Factors Aumento Humano Indústria 4.0 Indústria 5.0 Fatores Humanos |
| Ano: | 2022 |
| País: | Portugal |
| Tipo de documento: | tese de doutoramento |
| Tipo de acesso: | acesso aberto |
| Instituição associada: | Universidade do Minho |
| Idioma: | inglês |
| Origem: | RepositóriUM - Universidade do Minho |
| Resumo: | In the last years, the global industrial landscape has deeply changed due to disruptive technological advancements enabled by the so-called Industry 4.0, a new paradigm that focuses on the transformation of conventional manufacturing systems into smart factories. Augmented Reality (AR) is one of the disruptive technologies that are emerging within this context and intends to combine the physical world with virtual information, augmenting and enhancing people’s capabilities and senses. This project intended to improve the working conditions within logistic workplaces, identifying which type of AR best suits these processes, evaluating the tasks and defining which human capabilities and senses should be augmented. In a context of Lean Thinking that brings a human-centric approach, the main aim was to reduce the human effort during tasks performance, mitigating the risks within workplaces and improving ergonomic conditions. Moreover, Lean Thinking enhanced the potential for creating waste-free and more efficient workplaces, while studying the potential of Human Augmentation (HA). Operators and the enhancement of their working conditions were the main motivation of this work. Therefore, this work was focused on the creation of a symbiosis between Industry 4.0 and Industry 5.0 paradigms, combining the implementation of a disruptive technology and the transition to human-centric, sustainable and resilient systems. For this purpose, this project aimed to develop a methodology – RAES-Log – that allows the analysis and definition of AR implementation requirements within logistic workplaces in order to mitigate the existing risks and study the potential for the enhancement of working conditions through the implementation of AR technology. Furthermore, a study about the potential of working conditions’ enhancement through the implementation of AR has been carried out in order to analyse the current situation regarding Musculoskeletal Disorders (MSD) and perceived exertion during tasks execution. Then, the workers’ opinion and acceptance about the proposed AR solutions that resulted from the implementation of RAES-LOG methodology at a case study were collected and analysed. The global worker’s opinion was positive for every proposed AR solution and the majority of workers showed curiosity and optimism about these technologies, believing that these could be good solutions to mitigate risks within their workplaces. As a result of this implementation, lower prevalence of MSD, lost time days and lower injury severity can be expected, as well as, a greater operator motivation and involvement in continuous improvement processes. |
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