Evaluation of Mixed Reality Support for Bridge Inspectors Using BIM Data - Digital Prototype for a Manual Task with a Long-Lasting Tradition
| dc.contributor.author | Riedlinger, Urs | |
| dc.contributor.author | Klein, Florian | |
| dc.contributor.author | Hill, Marcos | |
| dc.contributor.author | Lambracht, Christian | |
| dc.contributor.author | Nieborowski, Sonja | |
| dc.contributor.author | Holst, Ralph | |
| dc.contributor.author | Bahlau, Sascha | |
| dc.contributor.author | Oppermann, Leif | |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2022-07-27T04:47:12Z | |
| dc.date.available | 2022-07-27T04:47:12Z | |
| dc.date.issued | 2022 | |
| dc.description.abstract | Bridge inspectors work for the safety of our infrastructure and mobility. In regular intervals, they conduct structural inspections – a manual task with a long-lasting and firmly normed analogue tradition. In our collaborative research project, we developed Mixed Reality (MR) and Virtual Reality (VR) prototypes to support that work digitally. We propose a mixed analogue and digital workflow using Building Information Modeling (BIM) data that can be ready-to-hand for bridge inspectors during their work on-site at a bridge. In this paper, we describe the system and the evaluation results of our final MR demonstrator at a autobahn-bridge in Germany. We identified a need for a digital MR tool to support the bridge inspection in-situ. In general, this matches with the trend to bring the computer-supported office-work out into the real world. However, there are also challenges to consider, like lacking BIM data for existing bridges and structures, appropriate user-interfaces in this new application domain, or the need to adopt norms and guidelines for public tender. We argue to consider a user-centered design approach for future developments to best profit from the bridge inspectors’, as well as the MR- and CSCW-researchers expertise, and ultimately increase the acceptance of the developed information systems. | en |
| dc.identifier.doi | 10.1515/icom-2022-0019 | |
| dc.identifier.pissn | 2196-6826 | |
| dc.identifier.uri | https://dl.gi.de/handle/20.500.12116/38814 | |
| dc.language.iso | en | |
| dc.publisher | De Gruyter | |
| dc.relation.ispartof | i-com: Vol. 21, No. 2 | |
| dc.subject | Mixed Realty | |
| dc.subject | Building Information Modeling | |
| dc.subject | Bridge Inspection | |
| dc.subject | evaluation | |
| dc.subject | digitalization | |
| dc.title | Evaluation of Mixed Reality Support for Bridge Inspectors Using BIM Data - Digital Prototype for a Manual Task with a Long-Lasting Tradition | en |
| dc.type | Text/Journal Article | |
| gi.citation.endPage | 267 | |
| gi.citation.publisherPlace | Berlin | |
| gi.citation.startPage | 253 | |
| gi.conference.sessiontitle | Research Article |