INCLUSIVE | Smart and adaptive interfaces for INCLUSIVE work environment

Summary

Modern manufacturing systems are becoming more and more complex because of higher demands for fast production rate with high quality and flexibility, that is the ability to customize the production lines to the constantly changing market requests.

Despite high levels of automation of machines and robots, humans remain central to manufacturing operations since they take charge of control and supervision of manufacturing activities. Human operators interact with machines and robots by means of human-machine interfaces (HMIs), which are unavoidably becoming very complex as new functions are implemented by the production system and include a wide range of possible operational modes and commands.

In this scenario, human operators experience many difficulties to interact efficiently with the machine; this is particularly true for middle age workers who feel uncomfortable in the interaction with a complex computerized system and young inexperienced or disabled people who cannot effectively manage such complex production systems.

To overcome this gap, INCLUSIVE aims to develop a new concept of interaction between the user and the machines in which the behavior of the automation system adapts to human operator capabilities.

Therefore the project is focused on:

  • Human capabilities measurement
  • Adaptation of interfaces to human capabilities.
  • Teaching and training the unskilled users.

The expected impacts of the INCLUSIVE are:

  • Increase in adaptability, e.g. product customization capability.
  • Quality increase in human and automation performance.
  • Increase worker satisfaction and strengthen global position of industry in Europe through higher social acceptance levels.
  • Wide adoption of the new work environment in advanced manufacturing systems.
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Demonstrators, pilots, prototypes
Demonstrator (project outcome type)
Industrial pilot or use case
Result items:
E80 use case: Management of intralogistics flows in complex production lines
E80 use case: Management of intralogistics flows in complex production lines
SCM Use Case: New HMI for woodworking machines
SCM Use Case: New HMI for woodworking machines
SILVERLINE use case: Introduction of a robotic cell in the production shop floor
SILVERLINE use case: Introduction of a robotic cell in the production shop floor
Summary of pilot testing
Summary of pilot testing
Key documentation on demonstrators, pilots, prototypes
Result items:
Summary of pilot testing
Summary of pilot testing
White paper - Human-centred factories from theory to industrial practice. Lessons learned and recommendations
White paper - Human-centred factories from theory to industrial practice. Lessons learned and recommendations
More information & hyperlinks
Web resources: http://www.inclusive-project.eu/
https://cordis.europa.eu/project/id/723373
Start date: 01-10-2016
End date: 30-09-2019
Total budget - Public funding: 4 324 588,00 Euro - 4 324 588,00 Euro
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Original description

The market demands flexible productions lead to complexification of production systems and hence to more articulated Human Machine Interface (HMI). This new features tend to exclude from working environment elderly people who, even if they have a great experience, feel uncomfortable in the interaction with a complex computerized system. Moreover, complex HMI creates a barrier to young inexperienced or disabled people for an effective management of the production lines.
To tackle this problems, INCLUSIVE aims to develop a new concept of interaction between the user and the machines in which the behavior of the automation system adapts to human operator capabilities. Hence, INCLUSIVE develops an ecosystem of technological innovations driven by human factors analysis applied to three concrete industrial use cases, carefully chosen to represent a wide range of needs and requests from industry.
INCLUSIVE is based on three pillars:
• Human capabilities measurement
• Adaptation of interfaces to human capabilities.
• Teaching and training the unskilled users.
Once developed, the new system will be initially tested in lab and then in the use case premises where cognitive load measurement data will be analyzed. 12 months of the project are dedicated to the adoption and use in real conditions of the new tools in the three industrial use cases, in order to demonstrate its validity and improvement reached in working environment.
The anonymity of workers will be completed guarantee and the data collected will not be attributable to a specific person.
The consortium is formed by eleven partners (six companies and 5 research centres) located in Germany, Greece, Italy, Poland and Turkey, which represent a full product value chain that include: HMI developer (PROGEA), software developer (SOFTFACT) machine developer (KHS, SCM), system integrator (GIZELIS), final user (SILVERLINE) and research centres (UNIMORE, TUM, RWTHA and CIOP), and a technology transfer specialist (ASTER).

Status

CLOSED

Call topic

FOF-04-2016

Update Date

27-10-2022
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Factories of the Future Partnership - Made in Europe Partnership

H2020 - Factories of the Future
H2020-FOF-2016
FOF-04-2016 Continuous adaptation of work environments with changing levels of automation in evolving production systems
Demonstrator (project outcome type)
Industrial pilot or use case
Result items:
E80 use case: Management of intralogistics flows in complex production lines
E80 use case: Management of intralogistics flows in complex production lines
SCM Use Case: New HMI for woodworking machines
SCM Use Case: New HMI for woodworking machines
SILVERLINE use case: Introduction of a robotic cell in the production shop floor
SILVERLINE use case: Introduction of a robotic cell in the production shop floor
Summary of pilot testing
Summary of pilot testing
Key documentation on demonstrators, pilots, prototypes
Result items:
Summary of pilot testing
Summary of pilot testing
White paper - Human-centred factories from theory to industrial practice. Lessons learned and recommendations
White paper - Human-centred factories from theory to industrial practice. Lessons learned and recommendations
Lessons learned
Result items:
E80 use case: Management of intralogistics flows in complex production lines
E80 use case: Management of intralogistics flows in complex production lines

The smart HMI was tested in E80, with expert and nonexpert operators working on an AGV in real working environment. The availability of such a tool to guide the use and maintenance of complex vehicles was strongly appreciated by workers, since it simplifies the interaction with the vehicle proprietary user interface and enable structured access to knowledge of specific procedures that have been carried out empirically. Moreover, expert operators are now able to take advantage of their experience and plan ad hoc maintenance plan, customized on the current status of the fleet. 

SCM Use Case: New HMI for woodworking machines
SCM Use Case: New HMI for woodworking machines

Further studies are being carried out to employ the virtual training in order to train the customers’ operators without having to wait for the delivery of a newly bought machine, or without having to block a productive machine for training purposes. The ADAPT module will be further developed in order to evaluate integration with the recently released MAESTRO Active HMI, which already incorporates personalization features such as language settings. Finally, discussions are underway with the commercial area in order to verify whether the use of wearables by customer’s workers can be promoted in order to improve their well-being at home. 

SILVERLINE use case: Introduction of a robotic cell in the production shop floor
SILVERLINE use case: Introduction of a robotic cell in the production shop floor

Even if robots are well known in Europe there is a lack of knowledge on their real potential and on the existence of tools able to simplify their programming and reconfiguration. Most Industries need to be supported in the process of introducing such tools in the plants. Advanced tools for training, are essential

Skills and training aspects
Result items:
Summary of training and support methodologies.
Summary of training and support methodologies.
Using Real-time Feedback in a Training System for Manual Procedures
Using Real-time Feedback in a Training System for Manual Procedures
Report
Result items:
Description of system architecture
Description of system architecture
Public project results report
Public project results report
Public project synthesis
Public project synthesis
Recommendations to ensuring worker satisfaction and system usability
Recommendations to ensuring worker satisfaction and system usability
Report from the measurements of worker satisfaction
Report from the measurements of worker satisfaction
Report on methods and tools to measure worker satisfaction
Report on methods and tools to measure worker satisfaction
Summary of all safety, healthy and ethics recommendations for the working environments
Summary of all safety, healthy and ethics recommendations for the working environments
Summary of all system requirements of the project
Summary of all system requirements of the project
Summary of all verification and validation processes
Summary of all verification and validation processes
Summary of concepts for application of speech input for measurement of strain
Summary of concepts for application of speech input for measurement of strain
Summary of human model methodology to select operator grouped by tasks
Summary of human model methodology to select operator grouped by tasks
Summary of modular set of measurement techniques for operators in industrial environment
Summary of modular set of measurement techniques for operators in industrial environment
Summary of pilot testing
Summary of pilot testing
Summary of the results of system test and validation in KHS working environment
Summary of the results of system test and validation in KHS working environment
Summary of the results of system test and validation in SCM working environment
Summary of the results of system test and validation in SCM working environment
Summary of the results of system test and validation in SILVERLINE working environment
Summary of the results of system test and validation in SILVERLINE working environment
Summary of training and support methodologies.
Summary of training and support methodologies.
Publication
Result items:
A Framework for Affect-Based Natural Human-Robot Interaction
A Framework for Affect-Based Natural Human-Robot Interaction
A General Methodology for Adapting Industrial HMIs to Human Operators
A General Methodology for Adapting Industrial HMIs to Human Operators
A virtual training system for aging employees in machine operation
A virtual training system for aging employees in machine operation
Adapting Virtual Training Systems for Industrial Procedures to the Needs of Older People
Adapting Virtual Training Systems for Industrial Procedures to the Needs of Older People
An Adaptive Speech Interface for Assistance in Maintenance and Changeover Procedures
An Adaptive Speech Interface for Assistance in Maintenance and Changeover Procedures
An Adaptive Virtual Training System Based on Universal Design
An Adaptive Virtual Training System Based on Universal Design
An Industrial Social Network for Sharing Knowledge Among Operators
An Industrial Social Network for Sharing Knowledge Among Operators
Challenges of measuring physiological parameters as indicators of cognitive load in the context of human-machine interfaces
Challenges of measuring physiological parameters as indicators of cognitive load in the context of human-machine interfaces
Integrating Haptic Interaction into a Virtual Training System for Manual Procedures in Industrial Environments
Integrating Haptic Interaction into a Virtual Training System for Manual Procedures in Industrial Environments
Intelligente Interfaces zur effektiven Wartung
Intelligente Interfaces zur effektiven Wartung
Intelligente und adaptive Systeme zur Mitarbeiterunterstützung in zukünftigen Fertigungsumgebungen
Intelligente und adaptive Systeme zur Mitarbeiterunterstützung in zukünftigen Fertigungsumgebungen
MATE Robots Simplifying My Work: The Benefits and Socioethical Implications
MATE Robots Simplifying My Work: The Benefits and Socioethical Implications
Measurement and classification of human characteristics and capabilities during interaction tasks
Measurement and classification of human characteristics and capabilities during interaction tasks
Methodological approach for the design of a complex inclusive human-machine system
Methodological approach for the design of a complex inclusive human-machine system
Model-based training of manual procedures in automated production systems
Model-based training of manual procedures in automated production systems
New trends in the design of human-machine interaction for CNC machines
New trends in the design of human-machine interaction for CNC machines
Nutzerspezifische Assistenz in manuellen Prozeduren mit Hilfe von Sprachinteraktion
Nutzerspezifische Assistenz in manuellen Prozeduren mit Hilfe von Sprachinteraktion
Oculomotor Functions as Indicators for Mental Strain - Okulomotorische Funktionen als Indikatoren für mentale Beanspruchung
Oculomotor Functions as Indicators for Mental Strain - Okulomotorische Funktionen als Indikatoren für mentale Beanspruchung
Survey on Human-Robot Interaction for Robot Programming in Industrial Applications
Survey on Human-Robot Interaction for Robot Programming in Industrial Applications
Survey on usability assessment for industrial user interfaces
Survey on usability assessment for industrial user interfaces
Systematic Approach to Develop a Flexible Adaptive Human-Machine Interface in Socio-Technological Systems
Systematic Approach to Develop a Flexible Adaptive Human-Machine Interface in Socio-Technological Systems
Towards modern inclusive factories: A methodology for the development of smart adaptive human-machine interfaces
Towards modern inclusive factories: A methodology for the development of smart adaptive human-machine interfaces
Use of Virtual Reality for the Evaluation of Human-Robot Interaction Systems in Complex Scenarios
Use of Virtual Reality for the Evaluation of Human-Robot Interaction Systems in Complex Scenarios
Using Real-time Feedback in a Training System for Manual Procedures
Using Real-time Feedback in a Training System for Manual Procedures
White paper - Human-centred factories from theory to industrial practice. Lessons learned and recommendations
White paper - Human-centred factories from theory to industrial practice. Lessons learned and recommendations
Research & Innovation Action (RIA)

Project clusters are groups of projects that cooperate by organising events, generating joint papers, etc...

ACE Factories - Human Centered project cluster
Result items:
White paper - Human-centred factories from theory to industrial practice. Lessons learned and recommendations
White paper - Human-centred factories from theory to industrial practice. Lessons learned and recommendations
Economic sustainability
Flexibility
Social sustainability
Result items:
White paper - Human-centred factories from theory to industrial practice. Lessons learned and recommendations
White paper - Human-centred factories from theory to industrial practice. Lessons learned and recommendations
Increasing human achievements in manufacturing systems
Result items:
E80 use case: Management of intralogistics flows in complex production lines
E80 use case: Management of intralogistics flows in complex production lines
Human capabilities measurement
Human capabilities measurement
SCM Use Case: New HMI for woodworking machines
SCM Use Case: New HMI for woodworking machines
SILVERLINE use case: Introduction of a robotic cell in the production shop floor
SILVERLINE use case: Introduction of a robotic cell in the production shop floor
Summary of training and support methodologies.
Summary of training and support methodologies.
White paper - Human-centred factories from theory to industrial practice. Lessons learned and recommendations
White paper - Human-centred factories from theory to industrial practice. Lessons learned and recommendations
Occupational safety and health
Result items:
E80 use case: Management of intralogistics flows in complex production lines
E80 use case: Management of intralogistics flows in complex production lines
SCM Use Case: New HMI for woodworking machines
SCM Use Case: New HMI for woodworking machines
SILVERLINE use case: Introduction of a robotic cell in the production shop floor
SILVERLINE use case: Introduction of a robotic cell in the production shop floor
Summary of all safety, healthy and ethics recommendations for the working environments
Summary of all safety, healthy and ethics recommendations for the working environments
White paper - Human-centred factories from theory to industrial practice. Lessons learned and recommendations
White paper - Human-centred factories from theory to industrial practice. Lessons learned and recommendations
Information and communication technologies
Data collection, storage, analytics, processing and AI
Data processing
Data acquisition
Data storage
Human Machine Interfaces
Advanced and ubiquitous human machine interaction
Mechatronics and robotics technologies
Intelligent machinery components, actuators and end-effectors
Industrial robotics
Human-Robot Collaboration
Result items:
SILVERLINE use case: Introduction of a robotic cell in the production shop floor
SILVERLINE use case: Introduction of a robotic cell in the production shop floor
Knowledge-workers and operators
Result items:
Summary of training and support methodologies.
Summary of training and support methodologies.
White paper - Human-centred factories from theory to industrial practice. Lessons learned and recommendations
White paper - Human-centred factories from theory to industrial practice. Lessons learned and recommendations
Augmented and Virtual Worker
Result items:
SCM Use Case: New HMI for woodworking machines
SCM Use Case: New HMI for woodworking machines
SILVERLINE use case: Introduction of a robotic cell in the production shop floor
SILVERLINE use case: Introduction of a robotic cell in the production shop floor
White paper - Human-centred factories from theory to industrial practice. Lessons learned and recommendations
White paper - Human-centred factories from theory to industrial practice. Lessons learned and recommendations
Social worker - operator
Result items:
White paper - Human-centred factories from theory to industrial practice. Lessons learned and recommendations
White paper - Human-centred factories from theory to industrial practice. Lessons learned and recommendations
Human-Robot Collaboration
Result items:
SILVERLINE use case: Introduction of a robotic cell in the production shop floor
SILVERLINE use case: Introduction of a robotic cell in the production shop floor
Super-strong worker (wearable aparatus)
Result items:
White paper - Human-centred factories from theory to industrial practice. Lessons learned and recommendations
White paper - Human-centred factories from theory to industrial practice. Lessons learned and recommendations
Healthy and happy operator
Result items:
E80 use case: Management of intralogistics flows in complex production lines
E80 use case: Management of intralogistics flows in complex production lines
SCM Use Case: New HMI for woodworking machines
SCM Use Case: New HMI for woodworking machines
SILVERLINE use case: Introduction of a robotic cell in the production shop floor
SILVERLINE use case: Introduction of a robotic cell in the production shop floor
White paper - Human-centred factories from theory to industrial practice. Lessons learned and recommendations
White paper - Human-centred factories from theory to industrial practice. Lessons learned and recommendations
Smart and Analytical operator
Result items:
White paper - Human-centred factories from theory to industrial practice. Lessons learned and recommendations
White paper - Human-centred factories from theory to industrial practice. Lessons learned and recommendations
One of a kind operator
Result items:
E80 use case: Management of intralogistics flows in complex production lines
E80 use case: Management of intralogistics flows in complex production lines
Human capabilities measurement
Human capabilities measurement
SCM Use Case: New HMI for woodworking machines
SCM Use Case: New HMI for woodworking machines
Interoperability (ICT)
General interoperability framework
Integration level interoperability
Semantic/information interoperability
Platform level interoperability
AAA - Access, Authorisation and Authentication
User Acccess and Rights Management
Application level interoperability
Open APIs and Communication Protocols
Privacy
Manufacturing the products of the future
Customised products
Added value - impact - value proposition
Result items:
E80 use case: Management of intralogistics flows in complex production lines
E80 use case: Management of intralogistics flows in complex production lines

The customisation capability reflects in terms of reduced vehicles downtime and increased assignment of supervision jobs to vulnerable users. Moreover, the maintenance phases are shortened resulting in less downtime that provides an increase of the productivity of the total system (human and automation).

SCM Use Case: New HMI for woodworking machines
SCM Use Case: New HMI for woodworking machines

The use of the INCLUSIVE HMI leads to a 4.2 % reduction in the average time required. For the second use case, the use of the INCLUSIVE HMI leads to a much larger decrease in execution time of 69.7 % when compared to the current HMI system. Moreover, a usability questionnaire has been filled in by testers, allowing to conclude that the INCLUSIVE HMI was perceived as an improvement with regards to the current HMI for all dimensions, for instance frequently usage, complexity, ease of use, functions, consistency, and learning effort.

SILVERLINE use case: Introduction of a robotic cell in the production shop floor
SILVERLINE use case: Introduction of a robotic cell in the production shop floor

The introduction of the hybrid robot/bender panel system allows to reach production efficiency and accuracy, and a more flexible interchange of operators with different characteristics.

Software development and ownership model
Open source
MiE_25-27_RP02: Excellent productive and flexible Manufacturing automation for open strategic autonomy
Comment:

The human-centric factory is a topic of great importance that deals with automation, robotics, and flexible manufacturing

Horizon 2020
H2020-EU.2. INDUSTRIAL LEADERSHIP
H2020-EU.2.1. INDUSTRIAL LEADERSHIP - Leadership in enabling and industrial technologies
H2020-EU.2.1.5. INDUSTRIAL LEADERSHIP - Leadership in enabling and industrial technologies - Advanced manufacturing and processing
H2020-EU.2.1.5.1. Technologies for Factories of the Future
H2020-FOF-2016
FOF-04-2016 Continuous adaptation of work environments with changing levels of automation in evolving production systems
Smart and adaptive interfaces for INCLUSIVE work environment
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