In-Factory Collaborative Tools

The In-Factory Collaborative Tools provide a platform that workers can use to interact with their (remote) colleagues. It can be used to cooperate on work related issues, e.g., requesting for help for a particular problem or for sharing off-topic interests. It is designed for usage inside the shop floor, i.e. users will use the system when not sitting on their computers in the office environment. This requires the equipment of mobile or ubiquitous user interfaces which are elaborated within the adaptable user interfaces task. The final choice of the particular user interface will be made based on the specific requirement of the social interaction and cooperation use case.