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Collaborative project: User centered human machine interface for agricultural machinery 2030. Subproject 4 (MMI2030)

Project

Global Food security

This project contributes to the research aim 'Global food security'. What are the sub-aims? Take a look:
Global Food security


Project code: 28RF5073
Contract period: 11.03.2020 - 31.05.2023
Budget: 350,526 Euro
Purpose of research: Experimental development
Keywords: crop production, information-communication technology, agricultural engineering, digital world, mobility, data management

The objective of the MMI 2030 project is the development of innovative HMI concepts for agricultural machinery for the 2030 time horizon as well as the evaluation of these concepts based on prototypes. At the center of this project are the user’s knowledge, skills and needs in the context of an advancing digitalization and continuously increasing autonomy of agricultural processes. The goal is to create a more attractive, efficient, adaptable and continuously beneficial workplace on the equipment for high skilled and low skilled operators alike. This means, for example, that the user should be provided with a customized and motivational interaction to be able to address additional, more complex tasks. Multi-modal and adaptive HMI technologies, which allow a coordinated visual, acoustic, and tactical interaction, provide a design space for this to be explored in this project. Selected technologies like voice and gesture control or haptic feedback are meant to be integrated into the existing working environment to address the user and the task at hand. To achieve innovative and workable solutions, user-centered methods and prototype evaluation processes will be used. To ensure the applicability for market-ready products, five target scenarios reflecting typical fields of use will be examined. The key project deliverable will be an integrated prototype of the operator’s workplace in the year 2030. This prototype combines physical components with digital content (e.g. Virtual Reality) and thereby links the immersion of real operator environments with the flexibility of digital content. The MMI 2030 project is broken down into five work packages.The aim of WP1 is to create a consolidated knowledge base for the development of future usability concepts and a further clarification of the task at hand. The methods used are, amongst others, personas, user journeys and qualitative interviews with lead users and experts. The final results are synthesized results of the analysis in the form of scenario frameworks and a list of clear requirements for concept development.Content of WP2 is an iterative, user centered, application-driven development of an HMI concept. This is approached by developing global concepts, followed by concept assessment and concept consolidation. Concepts will then be further advanced through co-creation with experts and lead users. The result is a consolidated usability concept to be implemented in experience prototypes.The aim of WP3 is to make the HMI Concepts experienceable for the user and thereby allow to evaluate them. For this purpose, the consolidated concepts from AP 2 will be implemented in physical, virtual and hybrid (physical and VR) prototypes.WP4 will prepare for the delivery of project results into internal follow-up projects. This requires analysis and evaluation of technologies available on the market, existing systems and the project results. Regular evaluation of the development process and the analysis of the project concerning property rights will allow to derive necessary steps for subsequent projects. This will involve staff responsible for product lines.The WP5 provides for project planning and management, reporting, publications.The prototype will be constructed adaptable and open enough to enable usage as a platform for further development after this project ends.

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Subjects

  • Crop Production
  • Agricultural Engineering Plant Production
  • Agricultural Sociology
  • Computer science
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