Abstract
Five case studies on production line design were described to study the effect of an early design support tool. Based on these case studies, the simple, interactive, real-time, medium-fidelity, mixed-reality methodology was not only found to be a good early design stage evaluative tool for ergonomics and workflow, but a teaching tool as well. Despite some drawbacks, such as limited accuracy, mixed-reality simulation appears to be a good compromise between cost and fidelity, especially for small to mediumsized manufacturing enterprises, and gives important information on the layout focused on high efficiency and healthy postures.
Original language | English (US) |
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Pages (from-to) | 300-315 |
Number of pages | 16 |
Journal | Human Factors and Ergonomics In Manufacturing |
Volume | 20 |
Issue number | 4 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - Jul 2010 |
Keywords
- Mixed reality
- Musculoskeletal disorders
- Participatory ergonomics
- Small/medium enterprise
- Virtual reality
- Work station redesign
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Human Factors and Ergonomics
- Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering