Modern manufacturing systems typically require high degrees of flexibility, in terms of ability to customize the production lines to the constantly changing market requests. For this purpose, manufacturing systems are required to be able to cope with changes in the types of products, and in the size of the production batches. As a consequence, the human-machine interfaces (HMIs) are typically very complex, and include a wide range of possible operational modes and commands. This generally implies an unsustainable cognitive workload for the human operators, in addition to a non-negligible training effort. To overcome this issue, in this paper we present a methodology for the design of adaptive human-centred HMIs for industrial machines and robots. The proposed approach relies on three pillars: measurement of user's capabilities, adaptation of the information presented in the HMI, and training of the user. The results expected from the application of the proposed methodology are investigated in terms of increased customization and productivity of manufacturing processes, and wider acceptance of automation technologies. The proposed approach has been devised in the framework of the European project INCLUSIVE.

Towards modern inclusive factories: A methodology for the development of smart adaptive human-machine interfaces / Villani, Valeria; Sabattini, Lorenzo; Czerniaki, Julia N.; Mertens, Alexander; Vogel-Heuser, Birgit; Fantuzzi, Cesare. - (2017), pp. 1-7. (Intervento presentato al convegno 22nd IEEE International Conference on Emerging Technologies and Factory Automation (ETFA), 2017 tenutosi a Lymassol, Cyprus nel 12-15 Sept. 2017) [10.1109/ETFA.2017.8247634].

Towards modern inclusive factories: A methodology for the development of smart adaptive human-machine interfaces

Villani, Valeria;Sabattini, Lorenzo;Fantuzzi, Cesare
2017

Abstract

Modern manufacturing systems typically require high degrees of flexibility, in terms of ability to customize the production lines to the constantly changing market requests. For this purpose, manufacturing systems are required to be able to cope with changes in the types of products, and in the size of the production batches. As a consequence, the human-machine interfaces (HMIs) are typically very complex, and include a wide range of possible operational modes and commands. This generally implies an unsustainable cognitive workload for the human operators, in addition to a non-negligible training effort. To overcome this issue, in this paper we present a methodology for the design of adaptive human-centred HMIs for industrial machines and robots. The proposed approach relies on three pillars: measurement of user's capabilities, adaptation of the information presented in the HMI, and training of the user. The results expected from the application of the proposed methodology are investigated in terms of increased customization and productivity of manufacturing processes, and wider acceptance of automation technologies. The proposed approach has been devised in the framework of the European project INCLUSIVE.
2017
22nd IEEE International Conference on Emerging Technologies and Factory Automation (ETFA), 2017
Lymassol, Cyprus
12-15 Sept. 2017
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Villani, Valeria; Sabattini, Lorenzo; Czerniaki, Julia N.; Mertens, Alexander; Vogel-Heuser, Birgit; Fantuzzi, Cesare
Towards modern inclusive factories: A methodology for the development of smart adaptive human-machine interfaces / Villani, Valeria; Sabattini, Lorenzo; Czerniaki, Julia N.; Mertens, Alexander; Vogel-Heuser, Birgit; Fantuzzi, Cesare. - (2017), pp. 1-7. (Intervento presentato al convegno 22nd IEEE International Conference on Emerging Technologies and Factory Automation (ETFA), 2017 tenutosi a Lymassol, Cyprus nel 12-15 Sept. 2017) [10.1109/ETFA.2017.8247634].
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