TITLE:
Evaluating Methods of Visual Assistance for Workers to Improve Quality and Usability in Individualized Kitchen Cabinet Assembly
AUTHORS:
Albert Eff, Michael S. J. Walter
KEYWORDS:
Digitalisation, Assembly Process, Visual Assistance, Usability, Human-Centred Assembly Design
JOURNAL NAME:
Journal of Computer and Communications,
Vol.12 No.2,
February
29,
2024
ABSTRACT: In times of digitalisation, visual assistance systems in assembly are increasingly important. The design of these assembly systems needs to be highly complex to meet the requirements. Due to the increasing number of variants in production processes, as well as shorter innovation and product life cycles, assistance systems should improve quality and reduce complexity of assembly processes. However, many large kitchen manufacturers still assemble kitchen cabinets manually, due to the high variety of components, such as rails and fittings. This paper focuses on the analysis and evaluation of virtual assistance systems to improve quality and usability in individualised kitchen cabinet assembly processes at a large German manufacturer. A solution is identified and detailed.