A smart factory is a form of manufacturing in the era of Industry 4.0 that has adopted new
integrated manufacturing technologies. The importance of human–machine interfaces …

In this survey paper, we focus on smart interactive technologies and providing a picture of
the current state of the art, exploring the way new discoveries and recent technologies …

A PC includes: an image data setting section for (i) setting, to background image data
indicative of a background image, apparatus image data obtained by capturing an image of …

Current production systems become more complex. The increase of complexity is often
relayed to the user interface. The transfer of new interaction techniques from the area of …

Augmented Reality (AR) is expanding its application field through many areas, including
marketing, education, and medicine. Furthermore, industrial training and instructional …

A human-machine interface (HMI) is crucial for industrial workers to set up, monitor, control,
and troubleshoot industrial machines. However, many modern HMIs are still difficult to use …

Cyber-physical Systems (CPS) connect the virtual world of software and services with the
real world of humans, objects and things. Sensors and actuators enable the detection and …

In this paper we present the results of two experimental evaluations carried out in the
broader context of a research project on Industry 4.0. We envision in large displays operated …

The human response time to events in a manufacturing environment depends both on the
available skills and competencies of technical staff but also on the extent to which actionable …

Abstract Human–Computer Interaction-based (HCI) control panels are small, handheld,
touch-based systems which present multiple sensors data of the digital shop floor. The …