Development and Evaluation of an Assistive Workstation for Cloud Manufacturing

The elderly can be considered as an important labour force for future industri-al development in Germany, in particular in the context of design and production of value-added, personalized products/services that demand skilled and experi-enced labour. In this context, the project USA² developed, classified, and evalu-ated scenarios for the utilization of Cloud Manufacturing technologies and de-veloped and prototyped an exemplar future assistive workstation for the elderly allowing them to produce personalized products decentrally and close to the cus-tomer. This article outlines the methodological approach of the project and the prototyped key subsystems and discusses relevant aspects of development and evaluation.     «

The elderly can be considered as an important labour force for future industri-al development in Germany, in particular in the context of design and production of value-added, personalized products/services that demand skilled and experi-enced labour. In this context, the project USA² developed, classified, and evalu-ated scenarios for the utilization of Cloud Manufacturing technologies and de-veloped and prototyped an exemplar future assistive workstation for the elderly allowing them to produc...     »