Framework for Smart Online 3D Bin Packing Using Augmented Reality

Given the growth of the e-commerce market and the increasing demands, it is crucial to come up with an efficient and optimized way to pack products. Furthermore, the advent of new technologies and the fourth industrial revolution opened up a range of research areas and opportunities to expand the scope of classic packing applications. In this context, this work presents a framework to assist operators with an immersive application to assure smart packing. For that purpose, several heuristics that take into consideration multiple conditions imposed by the nature of the product are embedded to solve the online 3D Bin Packing Problem. Then the best packing solution is sent to the Augmented Reality developed application to immerse the operator in the packing process. This framework is designed for industries that rely on manual packing and aims to automate the process and/or provide intelligent decision-aid tools to ensure a smart packing process