Benefits and challenges of virtual-reality-based industrial usability testing and design reviews: A patents landscape and literature review

FV de Freitas, MVM Gomes, I Winkler - Applied Sciences, 2022 - mdpi.com
With the introduction of new devices, industries are turning to virtual reality to innovate their
product development processes. However, before the technology's possibilities can be fully …

Immersive virtual reality applications for design reviews: Systematic literature review and classification scheme for functionalities

N Horvat, S Kunnen, M Štorga, A Nagarajah… - Advanced Engineering …, 2022 - Elsevier
The development of immersive virtual reality (IVR) applications for design reviews is a major
trend in the design field. While many different applications have been developed, there is …

Designing complex manufacturing systems by virtual reality: A novel approach and its application to the virtual commissioning of a production line

L Dammacco, R Carli, V Lazazzera, M Fiorentino… - Computers in …, 2022 - Elsevier
The design of complex manufacturing systems (CMSs) is challenging, because of the
requirements of efficiency, safety, and ergonomics, and the need of optimizing resources, ie …

[HTML][HTML] Asynchronous industrial collaboration: How virtual reality and virtual tools aid the process of maintenance method development and documentation creation

A Burova, J Mäkelä, H Heinonen, PB Palma… - Computers in …, 2022 - Elsevier
In the light of Industry 4.0, the field of Industrial Maintenance faces a large digital
transformation, adopting Extended Reality (XR) technologies to aid industrial operations. For …

Human-computer interaction in industry: A systematic review on the applicability and value-added of operator assistance systems

M Moencks, E Roth, T Bohné… - … and Trends® in …, 2022 - nowpublishers.com
Abstract In industry, the Fourth Industrial Revolution is transforming the roles of people,
technology and work on the shop floor. Despite ongoing strides towards automation, people …

The physical body as a computing interface: Theoretical conceptualization of embodied affordances and empirical validation

A Suh - Telematics and Informatics, 2023 - Elsevier
Despite the growing interest in immersive virtual reality (IVR) for collaboration and the rising
prevalence of commercial applications, the extant body of knowledge on IVR is still in a …

Distributed asymmetric virtual reality in industrial context: Enhancing the collaboration of geographically dispersed teams in the pipeline of maintenance method …

A Burova, PB Palma, P Truong, J Mäkelä, H Heinonen… - Applied Sciences, 2022 - mdpi.com
Featured Application Based on data from multinational domain experts in the field of
Industrial Maintenance, this study demonstrated the application cases and advantages of …

Designing a framework for collaborative mixed reality training

G Kostov, J Wolfartsberger - Procedia Computer Science, 2022 - Elsevier
Abstract Training simulations in Virtual Reality (VR) benefit from the technology's interactive
and intuitive nature. Typically, the VR user is isolated in the virtual environment and an …

Towards deriving organizational key performance indicators in a metaverse workplace: a systematic literature review

E Tsappi, G Papageorgiou - … of the 16th international conference on …, 2023 - dl.acm.org
Human resources of several businesses worldwide are already active in metaverses. This
has led Human Resource Management (HRM) professionals exploring and applying new …

Evaluating the benefits of collaborative vr review for maintenance documentation and risk assessment

H Heinonen, A Burova, S Siltanen, J Lähteenmäki… - Applied Sciences, 2022 - mdpi.com
Featured Application Based on data from a globally operating industrial company, this study
demonstrated the benefits of VR to maintenance documentation review and risk assessment …