Human Machine Interfaces - Glossary and application examples

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Rudolf Sosnowsky | Andrea Gillhuber, 01.08.2022, 16:47

Human Machine Interfaces - Glossary and application examples

A glossary of common abbreviations and a list of various examples of voice control applications in practice.

Glossary

API - Application Program Interface: Software that provides the basic communication between the application program and the hardware or other software modules
GUI - Graphical User Interface: Design of the operating elements on a display to achieve a good UX
HMI - Human Machine Interface: Computer-aided interface between man and machine. Usually designed as a touchscreen terminal for input and output
JSON - JavaScript Object Notation: data exchange format that is easy for humans to read and write and easy for machines to parse (analyze data structures) and generate
MQTT - Message Queuing Telemetry Transport: Open network protocol for communication between machines
SDK - Software Development Kit: Software environment for accelerated development of an application program
SUI - Speech User Interface: Communication via voice input and output
TTS - Text-to-Speech:. Text entered in a terminal window is output as audio (via the loudspeaker)
UX - User eXperience: Describes how easy (ergonomically, physically) a device is to operate

Application examples for voice control
Operation and monitoring of medical technology: Controlling beds and examination tables for CT/MRI via voice, e.g. raising and lowering, sitting and lying position) Retrieving information from a database, e.g. during an operation Documentation of activities in nursing and geriatric care or rehabilitation Touch-free operation of devices in poorly accessible or sterile environments Support for people with disabilities, e.g. visual impairment or restricted mobility Examples from industry: Natural collaboration with robots and in augmented reality applications Control of machines and devices Industrial automation, test and measurement technology Contact-free operation of devices in poorly accessible or potentially explosive environments Quality assurance, e.g. ticking off a checklist in any order Examples for point of sales: Information steles in shopping centers or service points Vending machines in fast food restaurants Contactless operation

Application examples for voice control

Operation and monitoring of medical technology:

Controlling beds and examination tables for CT/MRI via voice, e.g. raising and lowering, sitting and lying position)
Retrieving information from a database, e.g. during an operation
Documentation of activities in nursing and geriatric care or rehabilitation
Touch-free operation of devices in poorly accessible or sterile environments
Support for people with disabilities, e.g. visual impairment or restricted mobility

Examples from industry:

Natural collaboration with robots and in augmented reality applications
Control of machines and devices
Industrial automation, test and measurement technology
Contact-free operation of devices in poorly accessible or potentially explosive environments
Quality assurance, e.g. ticking off a checklist in any order

Examples for point of sales:

Information steles in shopping centers or service points
Vending machines in fast food restaurants
Contactless operation

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