This work describes the implementation of a novel robot workcell programming interface that allows an assembly designer to obtain immediate feedback regarding the manufacturability of his/her design. The interface allows the user to manipulate the three-dimensional CAD/CAM models of the components and \assemble" them into the nal product. The computer then analyzes the relevant assembly operati...

Augmented Reality (AR) is a growing area in virtual reality research. The world environment around us provides a wealth of information that is difficult to duplicate in a computer. This is evidenced by the worlds used in virtual environments. Either these worlds are very simplistic such as the environments created for immersive entertainment and games, or the system that can create a more reali...

The research in virtual cellular manufacturing (VCM) systems area gains momentum as markets have become more globalised. This is due to turbulent customer demands, characterised by frequent changes in product mix and volume. Therefore, if companies are interested in implementing manufacturing systems that can be quickly restructured with minimal cost and time, the approach of virtual cellular m...

iran’s industry has had a considerable number of difficulties to perform so well as was expected in the post – revolutionary era. unfavorable legal, political environments combined with eight –year imposed war may be singled out as the root causes of such performances. however, this paper argues that our industry’s lack of realization of its dire need to adapt to the emerging unprecedented envi...

A “virtual enterprise” results from a temporary agreement among some enterprises, which decide to cooperate together into a given value chain for a limited time horizon. The crucial point in the development of said network is “to search for partners” and organize interactions among firms. In practice, a first problem has to be approached each time a re-organization of the network can be applied...

Any approach to qualification of advanced technologies during product development must include an assessment of variation expected in product life over the life cycle. However, testing product design options in development, to approach an optimal design, is costly and time consuming. Hence, simulation of product life distributions for virtual qualification, can be a valuable tool to evaluate an...

This paper presents advantages of using virtual reality FMS models and corresponding dynamic simulators for design, analysis, dynamic simulation and visualization of complex flexible manufacturing systems. Developed software has been used for creating a virtual model of the laboratory FMS setup. It is shown how phenomena like operation conflicts and deadlocks can be observed and supervised remo...

The paper deals with the application of Information Technology (IT) in order to develop the virtual enterprise within the area of Manufacturing Engineering. The research project called Toronto Virtual Enterprise (TOVE) and the generic reference architecture and methodology (GERAM) are presented. Based on the results of these projects a multi-agent oriented networking system for CAD/CAPP/CAM has...

Smart manufacturing technologies require a cyber-physical infrastructure to collect and analyze data and information across the manufacturing enterprise. This paper describes a concept for a product lifecycle test bed built on a cyber-physical infrastructure that enables smart manufacturing research and development. The test bed consists of a Computer-Aided Technologies (CAx) Lab and a Manufact...

The main objective of the Bunraku project-team is to develop cross fertilization of researches in the fields of virtual reality and virtual human. Our challenge is to allow real and virtual humans to naturally interact in a shared virtual environment. This objective is very ambitious as it requires developing and federating several research fields. However, it is fundamental for several areas s...