A study on the benefits of augmented reality in retaining working memory in assembly tasks: A focus on differences in gender

Previous research suggests that the Augmented Reality (AR) training is more effective for the novice assemblers who undergo considerable cognitive workload. However, the factor of gender, which might impact the above result, has not been investigated. Gender could be an additional factor that can im...

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Main Authors: Hou, Lei, Wang, Xiangyu
Format: Journal Article
Published: Elsevier BV 2013
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Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/36166
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Wang, Xiangyu
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description Previous research suggests that the Augmented Reality (AR) training is more effective for the novice assemblers who undergo considerable cognitive workload. However, the factor of gender, which might impact the above result, has not been investigated. Gender could be an additional factor that can impact over the post-training performance of novice assemblers. The performance indicator focused in this particular study is the learning curves of human subjects with two assembly treatments. The evidence of a learning curve was reflected by the assembly performance. Controlled experimentation was conducted together with the collection of qualitative information through direct observation and monitoring. Two main findings are: 1) AR helps both male and female trainees learn the assembly routine faster, and 2) AR training is more effective for both male and female assemblers than the 3D manual, whereas training with the 3D manual is more effective for male assemblers than for female assemblers.
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spelling curtin-20.500.11937-361662017-09-13T15:18:38Z A study on the benefits of augmented reality in retaining working memory in assembly tasks: A focus on differences in gender Hou, Lei Wang, Xiangyu Gender difference Training schema Cognition-demanding assembly task Previous research suggests that the Augmented Reality (AR) training is more effective for the novice assemblers who undergo considerable cognitive workload. However, the factor of gender, which might impact the above result, has not been investigated. Gender could be an additional factor that can impact over the post-training performance of novice assemblers. The performance indicator focused in this particular study is the learning curves of human subjects with two assembly treatments. The evidence of a learning curve was reflected by the assembly performance. Controlled experimentation was conducted together with the collection of qualitative information through direct observation and monitoring. Two main findings are: 1) AR helps both male and female trainees learn the assembly routine faster, and 2) AR training is more effective for both male and female assemblers than the 3D manual, whereas training with the 3D manual is more effective for male assemblers than for female assemblers. 2013 Journal Article http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/36166 10.1016/j.autcon.2012.12.007 Elsevier BV restricted
spellingShingle Gender difference
Training schema
Cognition-demanding assembly task
Hou, Lei
Wang, Xiangyu
A study on the benefits of augmented reality in retaining working memory in assembly tasks: A focus on differences in gender
title A study on the benefits of augmented reality in retaining working memory in assembly tasks: A focus on differences in gender
title_full A study on the benefits of augmented reality in retaining working memory in assembly tasks: A focus on differences in gender
title_fullStr A study on the benefits of augmented reality in retaining working memory in assembly tasks: A focus on differences in gender
title_full_unstemmed A study on the benefits of augmented reality in retaining working memory in assembly tasks: A focus on differences in gender
title_short A study on the benefits of augmented reality in retaining working memory in assembly tasks: A focus on differences in gender
title_sort study on the benefits of augmented reality in retaining working memory in assembly tasks: a focus on differences in gender
topic Gender difference
Training schema
Cognition-demanding assembly task
url http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/36166