Title: Augmented learning for industrial education

Authors: Jan Philipp Menn; Mustafa Severengiz; Andrea Katherija Lorenz; Jonas Wassermann; Carsten Ulbrich; Jörg Krüger; Günther Seliger

Addresses: Department of Handling and Manufacturing Technology, Technische Universität Berlin, Pascalstraße 8-9, 10587 Berlin, Germany ' Department of Industrial Automation Technology, Technische Universität Berlin, Pascalstraße 8-9, 10587 Berlin, Germany ' Department of Handling and Manufacturing Technology, Technische Universität Berlin, Pascalstraße 8-9, 10587 Berlin, Germany ' Department of Industrial Automation Technology, Technische Universität Berlin, Pascalstraße 8-9, 10587 Berlin, Germany ' Design, ECC Integrally Geared Compressor, MAN Energy Solutions SE, Berlin, Egellsstraße 21, 13507 Berlin, Germany ' Department of Industrial Automation Technology, Technische Universität Berlin, Pascalstraße 8-9, 10587 Berlin, Germany ' Department of Handling and Manufacturing Technology, Technische Universität Berlin, Pascalstraße 8-9, 10587 Berlin, Germany

Abstract: An efficient learning environment is required to cope with today's increasing innovation speed. Companies need methods and tools to transfer knowledge to employees in a fast way. Learners' cognitive focus should be shifted towards learning at the learning object, instead of transferring information from teaching material to the real world. Current learning environments are mostly incapable to merge physical learning tools with digital content at its point of use; therefore, the learner has to do it. Augmented reality offers the opportunity to show learning content directly on physical objects and to interact with it. Within this paper, two approaches on how to use augmented reality for teaching purposes are shown. One is for special machinery assembly of turbomachinery and the other for cocoa liquor production.

Keywords: augmented reality; learning; learnstruments; special machinery; cocoa liquor production.

DOI: 10.1504/IJSM.2020.107139

International Journal of Sustainable Manufacturing, 2020 Vol.4 No.2/3/4, pp.396 - 412

Received: 21 Feb 2019
Accepted: 27 Jun 2019
Published online: 04 May 2020 *

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