A systematic review of augmented reality applications in maintenance

Augmented Reality (AR) technologies for supporting maintenance operations have been an academic research topic for around 50 years now. In the last decade, major progresses have been made and the AR technology is getting closer to being implemented in industry. In this paper, the advantages and disa...

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Published inRobotics and computer-integrated manufacturing Vol. 49; pp. 215 - 228
Main Authors Palmarini, Riccardo, Erkoyuncu, John Ahmet, Roy, Rajkumar, Torabmostaedi, Hosein
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Oxford Elsevier Ltd 01.02.2018
Elsevier BV
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Augmented Reality
Authoring
Business metrics
Business operations
Digital engineering
Filtration
Hardware
Industrial applications
Literature reviews
Maintenance
Plant maintenance
Repair & maintenance
State-of-the-art reviews
Systematic literature review
Systematic review
Tracking
Authoring
Tracking
Maintenance
Augmented Reality
Digital engineering
Systematic literature review
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Summary:Augmented Reality (AR) technologies for supporting maintenance operations have been an academic research topic for around 50 years now. In the last decade, major progresses have been made and the AR technology is getting closer to being implemented in industry. In this paper, the advantages and disadvantages of AR have been explored and quantified in terms of Key Performance Indicators (KPI) for industrial maintenance. Unfortunately, some technical issues still prevent AR from being suitable for industrial applications. This paper aims to show, through the results of a systematic literature review, the current state of the art of AR in maintenance and the most relevant technical limitations. The analysis included filtering from a large number of publications to 30 primary studies published between 1997 and 2017. The results indicate a high fragmentation among hardware, software and AR solutions which lead to a high complexity for selecting and developing AR systems. The results of the study show the areas where AR technology still lacks maturity. Future research directions are also proposed encompassing hardware, tracking and user-AR interaction in industrial maintenance is proposed.
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ISSN:0736-5845
1879-2537
DOI:10.1016/j.rcim.2017.06.002