In the context of the fourth industrial revolution, the integration
of human operators in emergent cyber-physical systems assumes
a crucial relevance. In this context, humans and machines can not be
considered in an isolated manner but instead regarded as a collaborative
and symbiotic team. Methodologies based on the use of intelligent
assistants that guide human operators during the execution of their operations,
taking advantage of user friendly interfaces, artificial intelligence
(AI) and virtual reality (VR) technologies, become an interesting approach
to industrial systems. This is particularly helpful in the execution
of customised and/or complex assembly and maintenance operations.
This paper presents the development of an intelligent personal assistant
that empowers operators to perform faster and more cost-effectively
their assembly operations. The developed approach considers ICT technologies,
and particularly machine vision and image processing, to guide
operators during the execution of their tasks, and particularly to verify
the correctness of performed operations, contributing to increase productivity
and efficiency, mainly in the assembly of complex products.
This work has been supported by FCT- Fundação para a Ciência e Tecnologia within the Project Scope: UIDB/05757/2020
