POP-driven Assessment of XR-use in AEC
Research Team
Our Motivation:
“My research objective is to evaluate the impact of XR implementations on design and construction projects. During interviews with Architectural, Engineering, and Construction (AEC) industry practitioners, I identified that AEC companies would like to use XR to improve project outcomes. However, haphazard use of XR without considering criteria and metrics, does not result in successful implementations. With this seed project, I aim to address this gap by providing a method to assess XR implementations.”
Research Contribution
- Define POP-based qualitative and quantitative criteria for XR impact
- Develop a method to assess XR implementation
For the following use cases:
VR for design review
AR/MR for field inspection
Problem
Practical Problem
Before deciding on full-scale implementation of XR at the corporate level, AEC companies conduct XR experiments and pilot studies.
Currently, they lack methods to consider the holistic impact of XR implementations on their use cases. This results in project team members questioning whether XR will add value to the project.
Solution
Develop a method with the use of qualitative and quantitative criteria. This method assesses how XR implementations impact the POP aspects of AEC projects:
Product: Quality of as-built BIM and building
Organization: Profitable for the company, valuable for
the project, and useful for the task
Process: Efficiency of project workflow
Added Value For The Industry
Assist industry practitioners to determine whether and how XR use adds value to their use cases in a faster, more transparent, and systematic manner.
Cooperation Partner
DPR Construction, USA
Timeline
| Date | Activity | Outcome |
| Year 2021 | Research became awarded: Product Organization Process (POP)-driven Assessment of XR use in AEC | |
| Sep. 2021 | Conduct a pilot case study in MR use for MEP inspection with our industry partner DPR Construction | Report: The Workflow Impact of Mixed Reality-based MEP Field Issue Inspection |
| Nov. 2021 | Literature review: XR use in AEC | The most frequent XR use cases:
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| Feb. 2022 | Prepare and distribute a survey: POP-driven XR Survey Analyze the survey results | Determine the similarities and differences in XR use across companies, project phases, activities, and disciplines (continuing) |
| Ongoing | Conduct a case study in VR/AR/MR use in design and construction phases with out industry partner: DPR Construction | Report: Applications of XR assessment method on:
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If you want to participate in the project please reach out to Simge Girgin (simge@stanford.edu)