NDLI: Virtual Reality for Manufacturing Simulation

Content Provider	IEEE Xplore Digital Library
Author	Jones, K.C. Cygnus, M.W. Storch, R.L. Farnsworth, K.D.
Copyright Year	1993
Description	Author affiliation: University of Washington (Jones, K.C.)
Abstract	Graphical animation has been of great benefit to simulation practitioners as a communication tool. Virtual reality, or virtual interface technology, a now technology that creates the illusion of an interactive three-dimensional environment, holds promise as the "next step" in expanding simulation's role in communication. This paper describes a joint software engineering project between the Human Interface Technology Laboratory and Auto Simulations, Inc., initiated to explore how virtual reality might impact simulations and to gain insight into bringing the technology to current, commercially available simulation software packages. We constructed a manufacturing simulation based on part of an actual factory's production line and asked both workers and managers from the facility to evaluate the virtual factory. We chose Auto Simulations' AutoMod and AutoView manufacturing simulation software packages as our representative commercial system. Our evaluation results were generally positive: however, there are more issues to be addressed before this exciting technology can be proven as an alternative to existing screen-based systems.
Starting Page	882
Ending Page	887
File Size	647864
Page Count	6
File Format	PDF
ISBN	078031381X
DOI	10.1109/WSC.1993.718333
Language	English
Publisher	Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, Inc. (IEEE)
Publisher Date	1993-12-12
Publisher Place	USA
Access Restriction	Subscribed
Rights Holder	Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, Inc. (IEEE)
Subject Keyword	Virtual reality Virtual manufacturing Animation Humans Laboratories Software packages Medical simulation Industrial engineering Software engineering Production
Content Type	Text
Resource Type	Article

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