Do Head-Mounted Augmented Reality Devices Affect Muscle Activity and Eye Strain of Utility Workers Who Do Procedural Work? Studies of Operators and Manhole Workers. (March 2022)
- Record Type:
- Journal Article
- Title:
- Do Head-Mounted Augmented Reality Devices Affect Muscle Activity and Eye Strain of Utility Workers Who Do Procedural Work? Studies of Operators and Manhole Workers. (March 2022)
- Main Title:
- Do Head-Mounted Augmented Reality Devices Affect Muscle Activity and Eye Strain of Utility Workers Who Do Procedural Work? Studies of Operators and Manhole Workers
- Authors:
- Marklin, Richard W.
Toll, Ashley M.
Bauman, Eric H.
Simmins, John J.
LaDisa, John F.
Cooper, Robert - Abstract:
- Objective: The objective was to determine the effect of two head-mounted display (HMD) augmented reality (AR) devices on muscle activity and eye strain of electric utility workers. The AR devices were the Microsoft HoloLens and RealWear HMT-1. Background: The HoloLens is an optical see-through device. The HMT-1 has a small display that is mounted to the side of one eye of the user. Method: Twelve power plant operators and 13 manhole workers conducted their normal procedural tasks on-site in three conditions: HoloLens, HMT-1, and "No AR" (regular method). Duration of test trials ranged up to 30 s for operators and up to 10 min for manhole workers. Mean and peak values of surface electromyographic (sEMG) signals from eight neck muscles were measured. A small eye camera measured blink rate of the right eye. Results: In general, there were no differences in sEMG activity between the AR and "No AR" conditions for both groups of workers. For the manhole workers, the HoloLens blink rate was 8 to 11 blinks per min lower than the HMT-1 in two tasks and 6.5 fewer than "No AR" in one task. Subjective assessment of the two AR devices did not vary in general. Conclusion: The decrease in blink rate with the HoloLens may expose utility manhole workers to risk of eye strain or dry-eye syndrome. Application: HMD AR devices should be tested thoroughly with respect to risk of eye strain before deployment by manhole workers for long-duration procedural work.
- Is Part Of:
- Human factors. Volume 64:Number 2(2022)
- Journal:
- Human factors
- Issue:
- Volume 64:Number 2(2022)
- Issue Display:
- Volume 64, Issue 2 (2022)
- Year:
- 2022
- Volume:
- 64
- Issue:
- 2
- Issue Sort Value:
- 2022-0064-0002-0000
- Page Start:
- 305
- Page End:
- 323
- Publication Date:
- 2022-03
- Subjects:
- augmented reality -- utility -- muscle activity -- eye strain -- eye fatigue -- blink rate
Human engineering -- Periodicals
620.82 - Journal URLs:
- http://hfs.sagepub.com/ ↗
http://www.sagepublications.com/ ↗ - DOI:
- 10.1177/0018720820943710 ↗
- Languages:
- English
- ISSNs:
- 0018-7208
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