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Augmented Reality Integrated Welder Training for Mechanical Engineering Technology

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Conference

2022 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Location

Minneapolis, MN

Publication Date

August 23, 2022

Start Date

June 26, 2022

End Date

June 29, 2022

Conference Session

Virtual and Augmented Reality Applications in Manufacturing Education

Page Count

11

DOI

10.18260/1-2--41867

Permanent URL

https://peer.asee.org/41867

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297

Paper Authors

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Aditya Akundi The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley

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ADITYA AKUNDI is an assistant professor in the department of Informatics and Engineering Systems at theUniversity of Texas Rio Grande Valley (UTRGV). Dr. Akundi received hisPhDat the University of Texas at El Paso (UTEP) in 2016. In his doctoral thesis, he investigated the use of information theory to understand and assess complex socio-technical systems. Before joining UTRGV, he worked as a research assistant professor in the Industrial Manufacturing and Systems Engineering department at
UTEP for a period of three years from 2016 to 2019. Dr. Akundi published several papers in the field of systems modeling, systems testing, assessing INCOSE Handbook, model-based systems engineering, and engineering education. His research has received funding from the National Science Foundation (NSF) and is currently an I-DREAM4D Department of Defense (D0D) Fellow at UTRGV.He is a member of INCOSE and ASEE. He received the outstanding junior faculty award from the ASEE Manufacturing division in 2017 and 2018 and currently serves as the program chair of the ASEE manufacturing division.

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Hamid Eisazadeh

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Dr. Eisazadeh joined Old Dominion University (ODU) in Fall 2018. Before joining ODU, he was a faculty
member at the County College of Morris for one year, and a faculty member at the Chabahar Maritime
University over four years. Dr. Eisazadeh received his Ph.D. (2017) in Mechanical Engineering from
Clarkson University in New York, his MSc (2005) in Manufacturing Engineering from Tehran University,
and his BS in Manufacturing Engineering from Mazandaran University. He has several years of research
and teaching experience, and he is a member of the American Welding Society.
His work involves studying residual stress formation in dissimilar weld and additive manufacturing using
finite element modeling and neutron diffraction measurement. He has examined and practiced various
modern techniques to mitigate weld residual stresses and their consequences. Through his work, he has
presented at several conferences and co-authored papers on the reduction of residual stress in dissimilar metal
weld.

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Mona Torabizadeh Old Dominion University

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Abstract

The shortage of welders is well documented and projected to become more severe for various industries such as shipbuilding in coming years. It is mainly because welding training is a critical and often costly endeavor. This study examines the training potential using augmented reality technology as a critical part of welder training for mechanical engineering technology students. This study assessed the performance of two groups of MET students trained with two different methods. One group received training with the traditional method in three sessions. The second group acquired training initially with an augmented reality welding system for three sessions. Then, they were exposed to actual welding training. The results demonstrated that students trained using augmented reality had training outcomes that surpassed those of traditionally trained students. Lastly, the material cost impact of the augmented reality group was significantly less than that of the group with traditional welding training.

Akundi, A., & Eisazadeh, H., & Torabizadeh, M. (2022, August), Augmented Reality Integrated Welder Training for Mechanical Engineering Technology Paper presented at 2022 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition, Minneapolis, MN. 10.18260/1-2--41867

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