ESR10 – Taufik Akbar Sitompul (CrossControl AB)
Industrial visualization using see-through interfaces
About the project
Modern industrial vehicles, for example, mobile cranes, excavators, etc., are usually equipped with head-down displays that visually present supportive information to operators. In many cases, head-down displays are placed in lower positions inside the cabin in order to avoid blocking operators’ view. However, this kind of placement makes supportive information appear far from operators’ line of sight, and thus operators unintentionally overlook the presented information.
Illustrations by Taufik Akbar Sitompul. All rights reserved.
This research project investigated the use of transparent mediums, which could be used as an alternative to head-down displays, for presenting visual information in industrial vehicles. Through this approach, supportive information could be presented closer to operators’ line of sight without blocking their view. Therefore, operators would be able to perceive visual information more easily, which would eventually help them to work more safely.
This research project was carried out in the form of industrial doctorate between CrossControl AB and Mälardalen University in Sweden.
Project milestones
Two milestones were defined in order to track the progress in this research project:
- Novel designs for interaction interfaces in industrial vehicles (Achieved)
- Prototype of immersive visualization for industrial vehicles (Achieved, in collaboration with ESR15)
Secondments
As part of this research project, the ESR has completed two secondments at partner institutions:
- Forum for Intelligent Machines and Tampere University, Tampere, Finland (February – April 2020)
- Norwegian University of Science and Technology, Trondheim, Norway (October – December 2020)
About the ESR
Taufik Akbar Sitompul received his bachelor’s degree in multimedia studies from the National University of Malaysia and his master’s degree in service design and engineering from both Aalto University, Finland and University of Trento, Italy. Before joining ImmerSAFE, Taufik has also participated in few EU-funded initiatives, such as EIT Digital, Startify7, and EUDAT. Taufik started his doctoral studies at Mälardalen University in May 2018 and successfully defended his dissertation in January 2022.
List of publications
Taufik Akbar Sitompul. 2022. Information Visualization Using Transparent Displays in Mobile Cranes and Excavators. Doctoral dissertation. Mälardalen University. URN: urn:nbn:se:mdh:diva-56512
Simon Roysson, Taufik Akbar Sitompul, and Rikard Lindell. 2021. Using Artificial Neural Network to Provide Realistic Lifting Capacity in the Mobile Crane Simulation. In Proceedings of the 22nd Engineering Applications of Neural Networks Conference (EANN 2021). DOI: 10.1007/978-3-030-80568-5_37
Mina Saghafian, Taufik Akbar Sitompul, Karin Laumann, Kristina Sundnes, and Rikard Lindell. 2021. Application of Human Factors in the Development Process of Immersive Visual Technologies: Challenges and Future Improvements. Frontiers in Psychology 12. DOI: 10.3389/fpsyg.2021.634352
Viking Forsman, Markus Wallmyr, Taufik Akbar Sitompul, and Rikard Lindell. 2021. Classifying Excavator Collisions based on Users’ Visual Perception in the Mixed Reality Environment. In Proceedings of the 5th International Conference on Human Computer Interaction Theory and Applications (HUCAPP 2021). DOI: 10.5220/0010386702550262
Taufik Akbar Sitompul, Markus Wallmyr, and Rikard Lindell. 2020. Conceptual Design and Evaluation of Windshield Displays for Excavators. Multimodal Technologies and Interaction 4(4). DOI: 10.3390/mti4040086
Taufik Akbar Sitompul, Simon Roysson, and José Rosa. 2020. Developing a Windshield Display for Mobile Cranes. In Proceedings of the 37th International Symposium on Automation and Robotics in Construction (ISARC 2020). DOI: 10.22260/ISARC2020/0200
Taufik Akbar Sitompul, Rikard Lindell, Markus Wallmyr, and Antti Siren. 2020. Presenting Information Closer to Mobile Crane Operators’ Line of Sight: Designing and Evaluating Visualisation Concepts Based on Transparent Displays. In Proceedings of the 46th Graphics Interface Conference (GI 2020). DOI: 10.20380/GI2020.41
Shaik Mohammed Salman, Taufik Akbar Sitompul, Alessandro Vittorio Papadopoulos, and Thomas Nolte. 2020. Fog Computing for Augmented Reality: Trends, Challenges, and Opportunities. In Proceedings of the 2020 IEEE International Conference on Fog Computing (ICFC 2020). DOI: 10.1109/ICFC49376.2020.00017
Taufik Akbar Sitompul and Markus Wallmyr. 2019. Using Augmented Reality to Improve Productivity and Safety for Heavy Machinery Operators: State of the Art. In Proceedings of the 17th ACM SIGGRAPH International Conference on Virtual-Reality Continuum and Its Applications in Industry (VRCAI 2019). DOI: 10.1145/3359997.3365689
Markus Wallmyr, Taufik Akbar Sitompul, and Lewis Chuang. 2019. 1st Workshop on User Interfaces for Heavy Vehicles: Let’s Get to Work. In Adjunct Proceedings of the 11th International ACM Conference on Automotive User Interfaces and Interactive Vehicular Applications (AutomotiveUI 2019). DOI: 10.1145/3349263.3350757
Markus Wallmyr, Taufik Akbar Sitompul, Tobias Holstein, and Rikard Lindell. 2019. Evaluating Mixed Reality Notifications to Support Excavator Operator Awareness. In Proceedings of the 17th IFIP TC.13 International Conference on Human-Computer Interaction (INTERACT 2019). DOI: 10.1007/978-3-030-29381-9_44
Taufik Akbar Sitompul and Markus Wallmyr. 2019. Analyzing Online Videos: A Complement to Field Studies in Remote Locations. In Proceedings of the 17th IFIP TC.13 International Conference on Human-Computer Interaction (INTERACT 2019). DOI: 10.1007/978-3-030-29387-1_21
Taufik Akbar Sitompul and Markus Wallmyr. 2018. Augmented Reality for Encouraging Environmentally Sustainable Behaviors: A Survey. In Proceedings of Interaction Latin America 2018. DOI: 10.17648/ila-2018-98087
This project has received funding from the European Union’s Horizon 2020 research and innovation programme under the Marie Sklodowska-Curie grant agreement No 764951.