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m/w-CAE Systems Lab
 
Mobile and Wearable Computer-Aided Engineering Systems Lab
Vision
Mission
People
Projects
Publications
Vision
Our vision is that engineering
information can be accessed when, where and how it is
needed.
Engineering information ...
... consists of all the
information that is available for a specific artifact, such as specifications,
construction and manufacturing plans, sketches, images, manuals and inspection
and maintenance plans…
When ...
... for the life cycle
of engineered systems;
Different stages (Construction and Manufacturing, Inspection, Maintenance)
of the life cycle of Engineered Systems (buildings, automobiles) need specific
engineering information.
Where ...
... away from the
desktop;
Mobile workers need engineering information not only at the office, but
especially at the construction site, on the shop floor and at maintenance
facilities.
How ...
... by using mobile and
wearable CAE Systems;
To access engineering information away from the desktop, the mobile
workforce needs mobile IT support that is natural, easy to use, and truly
supportive of the task
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Mission
Our mission is to do enabling research on mobile and wearable CAE
systems. This research includes the following tasks:
... to
determine necessary levels of detail of information for given tasks or contexts;
Effective support must offer as much necessary information as possible, with the
least information overhead possible.
... to develop and
assess tools for rapid, knowledge-based development of mobile IT support;
Rapid prototyping enables early field-testing opportunities and thus validation
and verification of the envisioned system. Therefore, we see the need for
standardized tools and frameworks, which support developer to create system
based on experiences made in previous projects.
... to
identify and characterize commercially available hardware components for
building cost-effective, context-appropriate mobile and wearable CAE systems;
One of our key concepts is to test and incorporate commercially available
components and to integrate and enhance them with customized software to usable,
effective systems. Part of this effort is to foresee which of these components
will become standard products that can be included in long-term IT strategies
without quickly becoming obsolete or outdated.
... to
identify, develop and test appropriate user interfaces and interaction means;
Using mobile and wearable computer systems in an engineering context means to
see these systems as "Tools", rather than toys or high-tech gadgets.
Only in applying appropriate user interfaces for effective interaction, we can
make IT support an essential part of the "Toolbelt".
... to
test with real engineering applications and users;
Finally, we are committed to learn from real-world examples and implementations.
We can only accomplished this by field-testing at the actual job site and
getting feedback from the people who will use the systems in the future.
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People
Prof. James H. Garrett, Jr.
Lab Director
Homepage E-Mail
Jan Reinhardt
Doctoral Candidate
Homepage E-Mail
Former lab members:
Dr. Christian Bürgy
Former Doctoral Student at CMU
Homepage E-Mail
Dr. Jirapon Sunkpho
Former Doctoral Student at CMU
Homepage E-Mail
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Projects
ICMMS - Integrated
Contract Management and Monitoring System
A wearable computer system
for construction progress monitoring
MIA - Mobile Inspection
Assistant
A wearable computer system
that supports bridge inspections.
project documentation [PDF, 936 k]
MobileDCT - Mobile Data
Collection Tool
Speech-controlled data
collection system for landfill inspectors.
Thesis research by Iris
Meissner, visiting scholar from Institute
for Numerical Methods and Informatics in Civil Engineering at TU
Darmstadt, for the fulfillment of the German "Diplom" degree.
full thesis [PDF, 1.5 MB]
SCWC -
Speech-Controlled Wearable Computer for Vehicle Inspections
A speech-controlled
wearable computer system supporting garage technicians during vehicle
inspections.
project documentation [PDF,
972 k]
Speech-controlled
3D-Objects - Virtual Reality & Speech in Inspections
A speech-controlled
end-of-line inspection system supporting technicians with hands-free inspection
support.
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Publications
Bürgy, Christian.
2002. An Interaction Constraints Model for Mobile and Wearable Computer-Aided
Engineering Systems in Industrial Applications. Thesis, Dept. of
Civil and Environmental Engineering, Carnegie Mellon University, Pittsburgh,
PA, USA.
full thesis [PDF, 6MB]
James H. Garrett, Jr.,
Bürgy, Christian, Jan Reinhardt and Jirapon Sunkpho. 2002. An Overview of
the Research in Mobile/Wearable Computer-Aided Engineering Systems in the
Advanced Infrastructure Systems Laboratory at Carnegie Mellon University.
Bauen mit Computern 2002, Bonn, Germany. VDI Verlag GmbH, Duesseldorf, Germany.
full paper [PDF, 62k]
Bürgy, Christian and James
H. Garrett, Jr. 2002. Wearable Computers: An Interface between Humans and
Smart Infrastructure Systems. Bauen mit Computern 2002, Bonn, Germany. VDI
Verlag GmbH, Duesseldorf, Germany.
full paper [PDF, 633k]
Sunkpho, Jirapon. A Framework
for Developing Field Inspection Support Systems. Thesis. Department
of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Carnegie Mellon University,
Pittsburgh, PA, USA.
full thesis [PDF, 2.9MB]
Buergy, Christian,
Jan Reinhardt, and James H. Garrett, Jr. 2001. Wearable Computer:
Der Entwurf mobiler IT-Systeme zur Unterstuetzung von Arbeitsprozessen
im Bauwesen. Fortschritt-Berichte VDI - Junge Wissenschaftler forschen,
Reihe 4, Nr. 169, Forum Bauinformatik 2001, (Muenchen). VDI Verlag GmbH,
Duesseldorf.
full paper [PDF, 92 k]
Buergy, C., J. H. Garrett,
Jr., M. Klausner, J. Anlauf, G. Nobis: Speech-Controlled Wearable Computers
for Automotive Shop Workers. Proceedings of SAE 2001 World Congress, SAE
Technical Paper Series No. 2001-01-0606, March 5-8, 2001, Detroit, Michigan.
abstract [PDF, 7 k]
Reinhardt, Jan; James H.
Garrett Jr.; Raimar J. Scherer: The preliminary design of a wearable computer
for supporting Construction Progress Monitoring. Internationales, Kolloquium
über die Anwendung der Informatik und der Mathematik in Architektur und
Bauwesen, Weimar, Germany, June 2000
full paper [PDF, 174 k]
Reinhardt, Jan ; Raimar J.
Scherer: Requirements for navigation through drawings on wearable computers
by using speech commands. ECPPM 2000, Lisbon, Portugal
full paper [PDF, 214 k]
Sunkpho, J., J. H. Garrett,
Jr., and A. Smailagic: Opportunities to use Speech Recognition for Bridge
Inspection. In the Proceedings of the 2000 ASCE Construction Congress, pp.
184-193, Orlando, FL, Feb 20-22, 2000.
full paper [PDF, 117 k]
Garrett, Jr. J. H., D. M.
Sackin, D. P. Siewiorek, A. Smailagic, J. Small, J. Sunkho: Design of
Computer Support for Field Operations. In the Proceedings of the Annual
Congress of the International Association of Bridge and Structural Engineers,
(abstract on pp. 266-267 of Abstract Volume, full paper on CD), August, 1999
Garrett, Jr., J. H., D. P.
Sieworiek and A. Smailagic, "Wearable Computer for Bridge Inspection,"
Proceedings of the International Symposium on Wearable Computers (ISWC), pp.
160-161, Pittsburgh, PA, October, 1998
Garrett, Jr., J. H. and A.
Smailagic: Wearable Computers for Field Inspectors: Delivering Data and
Knowledge-based Support in the Field. Proceedings of the Workshop on AI in
Structural Engineering, ed. Ian Smith, pp. 146-164, Centro Stefano Franscini,
Monte Verita, Anscona, Switzerland, July 1998
Garrett, Jr., J. H., A.
Smailagic, S. McNeil, R. Hartle and P. Kane: The Potential for Wearable
Computers to Support Bridge Inspectors in the Field. Proceedings of the TRB
Annual Meeting, January 1998, Washington D. C.
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