AR-based UI for improving IO setup in robot deployment process
Keywords: Augmented Reality, robot deployment, User Interface study
TL;DR: We propose an AR-based UI to help robot users set up hardware communication for their robotic automation workcell.
Abstract: Deployment of industrial collaborative robots in production lines requires expert skills and knowledge to successfully automate a workcell. For example, to set up wired connections between the machine and the robot, an electrical technician is needed, due to the lack of standardized interfaces within the industry.
This paper proposes a user-friendly and efficient method for connecting wires from the device to the correct inputs/outputs (IO) of the robot.
To that extent, an Augmented Reality (AR) application for mobile devices (smartphones and tablets) is developed. It uses AR technology to display a virtual representation of contextually-aware instructions to allow the user to easily connect the wires to the correct IO ports.
Through user testing, it is shown that the suggested approach has a 25\% lower mental demand (based on the RTLX method) and a 15\% higher usability score (based on the SUS method) compared to traditional methods.
Submission Number: 3
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