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Journal of Mechanical Engineering ›› 2025, Vol. 61 ›› Issue (15): 57-81.doi: 10.3901/JME.2025.15.057

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Human-centric Smart Manufacturing: Analysis and Prospects of Human Activity Recognition

LIU Tingyu1,2, WENG Chenyi1, WANG Baicun3, ZHENG Pai4, ZHAO Qiangqiang5, WANG Haoqi6, DONG Yuanfa7, ZHUANG Cunbo8, LENG Jiewu9, XIANG Feng10, CHEN Chengjun11, ZHOU Xiaozhou1, LI Xingyu12, JIAO Lei1, WANG Xiaoyu1, NI Zhonghua1,2   

  1. 1. School of Mechanical Engineering, Southeast University, Nanjing 211189;
    2. Advanced Ocean Institute of Southeast University (Nantong), Nantong 226010;
    3. School of Mechanical Engineering, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou 310058;
    4. Department of Industrial and Systems Engineering, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Hong Kong 999077;
    5. School of Mechanical Engineering, Xi'an Jiaotong University, Xi'an 710049;
    6. School of Mechanical and Electrical Engineering, Zhengzhou University of Light Industry, Zhengzhou 450002;
    7. College of Mechanical and Power Engineering, China Three Gorges University, Yichang 443002;
    8. School of Mechanical Engineering, Beijing Institute of Technology, Beijing 100081;
    9. State Key Laboratory of Precision Electronic Manufacturing Technology and Equipment, Guangdong University of Technology, Guangzhou 510006;
    10. Key Laboratory of Metallurgical Equipment and Control of Ministry of Education, Wuhan University of Science and Technology, Wuhan 430081;
    11. School of Mechanical and Automotive Engineering, Qingdao University of Technology, Qingdao 266520;
    12. School of Engineering Technology, Purdue University, West Lafayette 47907, USA
  • Received:2025-03-18 Revised:2025-05-23 Published:2025-09-28

Abstract: With the continuous deep integration of new generation information technology and manufacturing technology, the human-centric smart manufacturing paradigm is reshaping traditional industrial production models. Human activity recognition technology, as a key enabling technology for implementing human-oriented smart manufacturing, primarily focuses on intelligent recognition and understanding of human activity semantics, which shows broad application prospects. A systematic exploration of the current development status, key challenges, and application prospects of human activity recognition technology in industrial scenarios helps promote theoretical development and innovative practices of human-oriented smart manufacturing. First, based on the developmental trajectory of human activity recognition technology, this study deeply analyzes the evolution process of core technologies such as human perception, activity modeling, and activity recognition, laying the technical foundation for industrial applications of human activity recognition technology; second, focusing on the special requirements of industrial scenarios, it emphasizes research on key technologies including robust multi-modal perception systems, multi-scale activity understanding frameworks, human-machine collaboration with integrated intention understanding, and optimized deployment in industrial scenarios; on this basis, it systematically analyzes and evaluates the quality of human activity datasets in industrial scenarios, and highlights the practical progress of human activity recognition technology in typical application scenarios such as production safety control, production scheduling optimization, process improvement, and activity enhancement; finally, combined with emerging technologies such as spatial intelligence, physiological-cognitive integration, and multi-modal large language models, it envisions future development directions for human activity recognition technology in industrial settings.

Key words: human-centric smart manufacturing, human activity recognition, multimodal data fusion, spatial intelligence, human-robot collaboration

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