Effect of eye and body movement on augmented reality in the manufacturing domain

Understanding the eye and body movements required to perform large vehicle assembly tasks is important for developing a mobile support system for mechanics, and tracking user movements with regard to the surrounding environment is critical for designing a wearable Augmented Reality (AR) systems. This poster summarizes a study measuring the eye and body movements of mechanics performing assembly activities in a live manufacturing environment. It reviews our quantitative analysis of eye movements and qualitative analysis of body movements and describes the implications of this data in terms of the feasibility and potential utility of using a mobile AR application to support manufacturing. We found that the mechanics´ eye movements ranged over a slightly larger field than the eye movements reported in previous research because of constraints imposed by some body positions required in manufacturing tasks.