Augmented reality (AR) has been proposed as a disruptive and enabling technology within the Industry 4.0 manufacturing paradigm. The complexity of the AR content creation process results in an inability for Small Enterprise (SE) to create bespoke, flexible AR training support “in-house” and is a potential barrier to industrial adoption of AR. Presently, AR content creation requires a range of specialist knowledge (e.g. 3D modelling, interface design, programming and spatial tracking) and may involve infrastructure changes (e.g. fiducial markers, cameras) and disruption to workflow. The research reported in this paper concerns the development and deployment of an Augmented Repair Training Application (ARTA); a template-based interface to support end user (shop floor) AR content creation. The proposed methodology and implementation are discussed and evaluated in a real-world industrial case study in collaboration with a Small Enterprise (SE) in the Used and Waste Electronic and Electrical Equipment sector (UEEE/WEEE). The need for end user friendly templates is presented in the conclusion alongside further related work.

已提出增强现实（AR）作为工业4.0制造范例中的一种破坏性和使能技术。AR内容创建过程的复杂性导致小型企业（SE）无法在内部创建定制的，灵活的AR培训支持，并且可能成为AR工业应用的潜在障碍。目前，AR内容创建需要一系列专业知识（例如3D建模，界面设计，编程和空间跟踪），并且可能涉及基础架构更改（例如基准标记，相机）以及对工作流程的破坏。本文报道的研究涉及增强维修培训应用程序（ARTA）的开发和部署。一个基于模板的界面，以支持最终用户（车间）AR内容创建。与二手和废弃电子电气设备行业（UEEE / WEEE）的小型企业（SE）合作，在实际的工业案例研究中讨论和评估了所建议的方法和实施。结论中提出了对最终用户友好模板的需求以及其他相关工作。