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Advances in Production Engineering & Management
Volume 13 | Number 4 | December 2018 | pp 417–428

https://doi.org/10.14743/apem2018.4.300

Visual and optometric issues with smart glasses in Industry 4.0 working environment
Vujica Herzog, N.; Buchmeister, B.; Beharic, A.; Gajsek, B.
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A B S T R A C T
Smart glasses are a kind of Head Mounted Display (HMD) with great potential in Industry 4.0 working environments, where shop floor workers must be supplied with critical information in a timely, accessible and safe manner to be as productive as possible. Smart glasses collect data from a wireless network and project it on a tiny screen before the user's eye. Despite several benefits, such as hands-free access to computer-generated info, routeing to storage locations, eliminating the need to carry handheld scanners or written documents, there are also possible problems evidenced from the literature. HMD can cause headaches, pressure in the eyes, problems with focusing and difficulties with text reading. To study the addressed problems, a research was performed together with Ophthalmologists from Maribor Healthcare Centre. The effects of using Vuzix M300 Smart glasses on users' comfort during order picking activities were researched in a testing warehouse environment at the Faculty of Mechanical Engineering, Maribor. The testing period lasts four hours. Several ophthalmologic tests (visual acuity, contrast sensitivity, visual field testing and colour test) were performed before and after use of smart glasses. Results show that there are some statistically significant differences before and after use of smart glasses in users' visual acuity and, surprisingly, a high percentage of scotomas in the right eye (where the projection of smart glasses was performed) after use of smart glasses that cannot be overlooked.

A R T I C L E   I N F O
Keywords • Head-mounted display (HMD); Smart glasses; Industry 4.0; Warehouse; Manual order picking system
Corresponding authorVujica Herzog, N.
Article history • Received 25 May 2018, Revised 19 November 2018, Accepted 23 November 2018
Published on-line • 21 December 2018

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