Link Vest is a reconfigurable vest designed for EADS Airbus workers, employed in airline maintenance activity.
This prototype has been developed within WearI@Work (link) EU project. The aim of the project is to develop a set of new solutions to support the workers of the future.
These solutions are based on wearable computing technology and their effectiveness and applicability has been tested on four different pilot studies in the fields of Healthcare, Emergency Rescue, Aircraft Maintenance and Production Management and Training. International end-user are involved in the evaluation of the tests, such as: Gespag, Paris Fire Brigade, EADS Airbus, Skoda.
The aim of LinkVest is to assist and improve operator job, allowing multimodal interaction though voice and gesture and increasing mobility of worker through a wearable ergonomic system without constrain the body movements.
The airline maintenance consist in a long and hard work, the operators need to check over than a million of different parts following particular procedures according to the standard norms.
The idea is to replace the current bulky manuals, which are complicated to be consulted. Through a wearable computing system, the worker can easily access to any data about the correct procedures to follow for each specific aircraft's component.
Link Vest includes and should protect different electronic components, such as:
OQO computer - To provide step by step instructions following a pre-defined checklist;
HMD glasses - The head-mounted display has been developed by the r&d of Carl Zeiss to achieve superior optical quality in a lightweight and ergonomic setup.
Bluetooth keyboard
Headphones - to improve the communication level and real time exchange of information within the company
