An Interactive Dashboard Using a Virtual Assistant for Visualizing Smart Manufacturing

Table 1

Comparison with the traditional HMI.

	User interface	Input modality	Accessibility	Learnability	Data completeness
Traditional HMI	GUIs	Control devices (keyboards and mouse etc.)	Limited access points	Necessity of preknowledge	Passive data collection
The proposed approach	GUIs and mobile devices	Voice commands	High portability	Easy learning curve	Active data collection