An Augmented Reality Tool to Detect Design Discrepancies: A Comparison Test with Traditional Methods

摘要

Augmented Reality (AR) is an innovation accelerator for Industry 4.0 that supports the digitalization and improves the efficiency of the industrial sector by providing powerful tools able to enhance the workers' visual perception by combining the real world view with computer-generated data. In this context, the paper presents a new AR tool and an exploratory test in order to examine how well it supports the user's tasks for the detection of design discrepancies. In particular, the test aims to evaluate the effectiveness and efficiency of the proposed tool and how it compares to other instruments traditionally adopted for this end, such as technical drawings and CAD systems. The experimental findings show that the proposed AR tool presents similar results with the other instruments in term of effectiveness and very encouraging results about its efficiency.