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Michael Boronowsky - [email protected] - [wearLab]
Empowering the Mobile Worker by Wearable Computing
FP6 Integrated Project proposal: wearIT@work
Selected Consortium Partners:Selected Consortium Partners:
Contact:Dr. Michael Boronowsky – [email protected] for Computing TechnologiesUniversity of Bremen[wearLab]www.wearlab.de
Contact:Dr. Michael Boronowsky – [email protected] for Computing TechnologiesUniversity of Bremen[wearLab]www.wearlab.de
Wearable Computing is the new paradigm• to work with instead to work at the computer
– Using the computer is not the primary task– Using the computer during the primary task
Mobile work is different to office work• Office work (often) manipulates virtual objects
inside the computer• Mobile work (often) manipulates real objects on-site
– attention and, e.g., hands needed to interact with real world objects
The 2010 Vision: wearIT@work will enable the break-through of a pervasive empowering wearable computing reality for professionals
Michael Boronowsky - [email protected] - [wearLab]
Some Statistics of the wearIT@work Proposal
• Integrated Project Proposal in SO 2.3.2.6 „Applications and Services for the Mobile User and Worker“
• 35 partners from 14 European countries (including PL, CZ, TR, IL)
• 4,5 years in 4 phases (first phase: 18 months)
• An International Project Advisory Board will evaluate the project progress
• In 2002, the idea to this IP was submitted as EOI „wearIT@work – Supporting Mobile Work Processes and Mobile Activities with Wearable Computing“
Michael Boronowsky - [email protected] - [wearLab]
wearIT@work: Application Orientation
The Application Pilot Scenarios:
Firefighter Assistant (Thales, Paris Fire Brigade)– Increase the safety of the firefighters, effective coordination and
communication, augmentation of human senses
Wearable Computing in Production (Skoda, Unity)– Permanent access to process and production information for the
plant management, the service staff, and the assembly worker– Aggregate information; Integration of different and
heterogeneous information sources
Wearable Computing in Maintenance (EADS, Alstom)– Inspection, Service and Repair– Smart Wearable Manuals – context sensitive, adaptive– Authoring, gather information during maintenance
Wearable Interfaces for Medical Professionals (Philips, Gespag)
– Access the controls of a medical device during examination – Present process related data to the physician
Some Aspects:
• Following the IST “peoples first” vision
• Adaptation to mobile work processes to prevent unnecessary interruption of the “real work” – understand how to introduce this new technology and make it acceptable to the end-users
• Combining new applications, technical integration, new business models, services, processes with added value for the end-users
Michael Boronowsky - [email protected] - [wearLab]
wearIT@work Project Organization
Activity line 1Mobile, wearablecomputing 2010
ENEA
Activity field 1.1Wearable computing
roadmap - 2010 vision
UMIT
Activity field 1.2Innovation integration
and harmonisation
University of Bremen
Activity field 1.3Business potentials and
soial impacts
ENEA
Activity line 2Organisation of mobile
work
Tekniker
Activity field 3.2Detection of context
data
Philips
Activity field 2.1Change of work proc.
and HCI Design
SAP
Activity field 2.2Wearable computer
collaboration
FhG FIT
Activity field 3.1Wearable computer
systems
ETH-Wearable Lab
Activity field 3.3Heterogenous Networks
Sony
Activity field 4.3System security and
safety
Mellon Technologies
Activity field 4.2Basic system andservice framework
Siemens
Acivity field 5.1Variant production
Skoda
Activity field 5.2Complex human-
machine interaction
gespag
Activity field 5.3Maintenance
EADS, Alstom
Activity field 5.4Emergency
Thales
wearIT@workManagement
TZI/InfoConsult/BIA
Activity line 3European WearableComputing Platform
Zeiss
Activity line 4European Wearable
Computing Framework
HP
Activity line 5Industrial pilots
Unity
Activity field 4.1Integrated information
services
Microsoft
Activity field 2.3Mobile content and
authoring
Giunti
ScientificAdvisory
Board
Michael Boronowsky - [email protected] - [wearLab]
wearIT@work : Strategic Impact
• Wearable Computing is a fast growing market – there are several 10 millions potential professional users world-wide
• The idea of Wearable Computing applications for professionals is already accepted by the industry – For more efficient work processes – but extensive practical experience is missing
– There is a a strong need for such an innovation in the industry – however, currently technological barriers are hindering a broad application of wearable computing
– A standardized universal Wearable Platform with real-world devices and applications and an integrating software framework is missing
• With this Integrated Project Europe will:– Provide the necessary advanced tools for the “European Competent Knowledge
Worker of the Future”
– Become the market leader and main supplier of tangible and practical applications for wearable computer supported work and provide a basis for future consumer applications
– Gain competitive advantages for the production industry, service intensive domains, mobile service providers, and also for device manufactures and system integrators