A Virtual Environment for Manufacturing Systems

Abstract

The goal of this project is to build a theoretical framework to support the development of a virtual environment model of a computer-integrated manufacturing workcell to facilitate off-line programming, system simulation, and visual and analytical verification of actual system capabilities and performance. The research is divided into three complimentary thrusts, each of which emphasize the development and utilization of virtual environments, namely; assembly sequence planning, material removal process simulation, and off-line programming. The combined capabilities will form a first-generation virtual manufacturing workcell. The complete system will allow immersive user interaction with crucial parameters affecting system performance and provide rapid visual feedback.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Sep 30, 1993
Accession Number
ADA271084

Entities

People

  • James H. Oliver
  • Lin-lin Chen
  • Martin J. Vanderploeg

Organizations

  • Iowa State University

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Communities of Interest

  • Autonomy

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Assembly
  • Computations
  • Computer Graphics
  • Computer Programming
  • Computer Science
  • Electronic Mail
  • Engineering
  • Geometry
  • Graphics
  • Manufacturing
  • Models
  • Simulations
  • Systems Engineering
  • Three Dimensional
  • Two Dimensional
  • Virtual Reality
  • Visualizations

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  • Computer Science.
  • Parallel and Distributed Computing.
  • Software Engineering