UIST '26 (Poster)
Immersive setup of autonomous forklifts in factories
Joon Hyub Lee
Sang-Hyun Lee
Hanbee Jang
Siripon Sutthiwanna
Hyelim Hwang
Seok-Hyung Bae
Autonomous forklifts (AFLs) are being introduced to address labor shortages and safety concerns in factory logistics, but existing setup methods rely on sparse LiDAR point clouds with insufficient spatial context. We propose a novel interactive system in VR for immersively setting up AFLs within a 3D reconstruction of the target factory. Our workflow leverages users' sense of presence and situational awareness, enabling them to quickly and easily annotate information essential for AFL operation through projective plane interaction. Users can then simulate the resulting 3D node-link task map at real scale and in real time. We conducted a case study in a factory and received positive initial feedback from stakeholders.
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