Affiliation:
1. Department of Mechanical Engineering, Politecnico di Milano, 20156 Milano, Italy
Abstract
In recent years, research reached a very high level of development and validation of augmented prototyping systems in support of collaborative design activities. However, there is still great scepticism in companies when it comes to integrating these new technologies within a consolidated working model. Among others, the main barrier to overcome concerns the lack of understanding of the impact of AR systems on the key objectives of a business, such as improving its efficiency and revenue. For this reason, this paper aims to quantify these indicators by observing the technological impact not on a single design session but on an entire product development process, during which the aspects related to its integration are also considered. Thanks to the collaboration with a design agency, it was possible to compare parameters such as the lead time, number of iterations, person-hours and costs between two similar and realistic projects in which only one was supported by projection-based AR technology.
Funder
European Union Horizon 2020 research and innovation programme
Subject
Computer Networks and Communications,Computer Science Applications,Human-Computer Interaction,Neuroscience (miscellaneous)
Reference36 articles.
1. The Transformation of the Innovation Process: How Digital Tools are Changing Work, Collaboration, and Organizations in New Product Development;Marion;J. Prod. Innov. Manag.,2021
2. Brereton, M., and McGarry, B. (2000, January 1–6). An observational study of how objects support engineering design thinking and communication. Proceedings of the SIGCHI Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems—CHI ’00, The Hague, The Netherlands.
3. Learning from collaborative new product development projects;Kleinsmann;J. Workplace Learn.,2005
4. Computer supported collaborative design: Retrospective and perspective;Shen;Comput. Ind.,2008
5. Isa, S., and Liem, A. (2014, January 19–22). Classifying physical models and prototypes in the design process: A study on the economical and usability impact of adopting models and prototypes in the design process. Proceedings of the DESIGN 2014 13th International Design Conference, Dubrovnik, Croatia.