Assembly simulation on collaborative haptic virtual environments

R. Iglesias*, E. Prada, A. Uribe, A. Garcia-Alonso, S. Casado, T. Gutierrez

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Abstract

Currently, Virtual Environments (VEs) are used within engineering industry: physical prototypes or mock-ups are replaced by virtual prototypes. Increasingly, these VEs also allow designers and engineers to carry out assembly/disassembly processes and assembly sequences before any physical prototype is built. Moreover, different designers or engineers, which may be situated in the same or in geographically dispersed locations, often collaborate in the design of products. This allows developing more complex products within a shorter time scale and lowered costs. On the other hand, the utilization of haptic feedback has been found to significantly enhance task performance, for instance, in assembly tasks. In this paper we describe an assembly simulation application on a collaborative haptic virtual environment, where several users interact with virtual models to perform assembly operations within the same virtual scene. The paper also summarizes results achieved with experiments which evaluated different collaborative architectures. Furthermore, it reports on the goals that can be achieved and the limitations for haptic collaborative interaction in each case.

Original languageEnglish
Title of host publication15th International Conference in Central Europe on Computer Graphics, Visualization and Computer Vision 2007, WSCG'2007 - In Co-operation with EUROGRAPHICS, Full Papers Proceedings
Pages241-247
Number of pages7
Publication statusPublished - 2007
Event15th International Conference in Central Europe on Computer Graphics, Visualization and Computer Vision 2007, WSCG'2007 - Plzen, Czech Republic
Duration: 29 Jan 20071 Feb 2007

Publication series

Name15th International Conference in Central Europe on Computer Graphics, Visualization and Computer Vision 2007, WSCG'2007 - In Co-operation with EUROGRAPHICS, Full Papers ProceedingsWSCG Proceedings

Conference

Conference15th International Conference in Central Europe on Computer Graphics, Visualization and Computer Vision 2007, WSCG'2007
Country/TerritoryCzech Republic
CityPlzen
Period29/01/071/02/07

Keywords

  • Assembly simulation
  • Collaborative Virtual Environment
  • Haptic feedback
  • Virtual prototyping
  • Virtual reality

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