Bringing A Construction Site Into The Lab: A Context-Relevant Lab-Based Evaluation Of A Multimodal Mobile Application

Mobile technology has not yet achieved widespread acceptance in the Architectural, Engineering, and Construction (AEC) industry. This paper presents work that is part of an ongoing research project focusing on the development of multimodal mobile applications for use in the AEC industry. This paper focuses specifically on a context-relevant lab-based evaluation of two input modalities - stylus and soft-keyboard v. speech-based input - for use with a mobile data collection application for concrete test technicians. The manner in which the evaluation was conducted as well as the results obtained are discussed in detail.La technologie des appareils mobiles n'est pas encore largement accept\ue9e dans l'industrie de l'architecture, du g\ue9nie et de la construction (AGC). Le pr\ue9sent document d\ue9crit les travaux qui font partie d'un projet de recherche permanent concernant le d\ue9veloppement d'applications mobiles multimodales destin\ue9es \ue0 l'industrie AGC. Il traite plus particuli\ue8rement d'une \ue9valuation contextuelle en laboratoire de deux modes d'entr\ue9e, soit, d'une part, le stylet et le clavier programmable et, d'autre part, la parole, aux fins d'utilisation avec une application mobile de collecte de donn\ue9es \ue0 l'intention des techniciens d'essai du b\ue9ton. Il est question en d\ue9tail de la fa\ue7on dont l'\ue9valuation a \ue9t\ue9 men\ue9e ainsi que des r\ue9sultats obtenus.NRC publication: Ye