Author(s)

Zhuo Wang ^1,2, Qi Chen ^1,3, Chen Jiang ^1,4, Zhiwen Huang ^1,4

Affiliation(s)

¹ School of Mechanical Engineering, University of Shanghai for Science and Technology, Jungong Road No.516, Shanghai, China
² Institute of Underwater Robotics and Intelligent Systems, University of Shanghai for Science and Technology, Jungong Road No.516, Shanghai, China; National Virtual Simulation Experimental Teaching Center for Equipment Manufacturing, University of Shanghai for Science and Technology, Jungong Road No.516, Shanghai, China
³ Institute of Underwater Robotics and Intelligent Systems, University of Shanghai for Science and Technology, Jungong Road No.516, Shanghai, China
⁴ National Virtual Simulation Experimental Teaching Center for Equipment Manufacturing, University of Shanghai for Science and Technology, Jungong Road No.516, Shanghai, China

Corresponding Author

Qi Chen

ABSTRACT

Traditional instructional design in education is increasingly challenged by the widespread adoption of new media technologies, such as mixed reality. Wearable technologies are being embedded into mechanical engineering courses at Shanghai University of Science and Technology, and empirical research conducted with students participating in these courses has further verified and expanded upon previous findings, particularly regarding the impact on student motivation, learning, and organizational transformation. Our control experiment also identified the limitations of using HoloLens 2 in course design, highlighting the need to overcome these limitations in order to optimize the application of mixed reality-assisted manufacturing systems. This study also emphasizes the need for significant improvements in the integration of this system with manual processes to ensure that the technology's use is not limited to specialized users and early adopter student groups.

KEYWORDS

Mixed Reality, Mechanical Assembly, Graduate Education, Case study

CITE THIS PAPER

Zhuo Wang, Qi Chen, Chen Jiang, Zhiwen Huang, Integrating Mixed Reality into Graduate Education: A Case Study in Mechanical Assembly. Transactions on Comparative Education (2024) Vol. 6: 67-73. DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.23977/trance.2024.060609.

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