AWMS Automated Welding Manufacturing System project EAI – External Authoring Interface ISO – International Organization for Standardization JPEG – Joint Photographic Experts Group NAMT – National Advanced Manufacturing Testbed NIST – National Institute of Standards and Technology NML – Neutral Messaging Language RCS – Real-Time Control System RRC – Robotics Research Corporation VRB – VRML Revie...

Virtual Reality Modelling Language (VRML) is description language, which belongs to a field Window on World virtual reality system. The file, which is in VRML format, can be interpreted by VRML explorer in three-dimensional scene. VRML was created with aim to represent virtual reality on Internet easier. Development of 3D graphic is connected with Silicon Graphic Corporation. VRML 2.0 is the fi...

Virtual Computer Corporation has combined the latest reconfigurable component technology with a number of advanced software tools in one easy to use ‘system approach’ to digital design. This Hardware Software Co-Design Development System contains all the components necessary for configurable computing implementation in one integrated package. This paper will describe the features and use of thi...

Virtual Corporations as well as traditional companies need a planning and control system in order to guarantee the organization’s competitiveness in markets. This paper outlines the design of VICOPLAN, a prototype of a planning and control system for virtual corporations in the service industry. VICOPLAN consists of three modules in order to support the management of virtual corporations. These...

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...

1994), an enormous proliferation of VOs has followed in theory and practice across academic disciplines and industries. Being “virtual” had almost become a fashion embraced by corporations and other businesses, groups of organizations engaged in cooperation/collaboration or trading, libraries, schools, government organizations, non-government organizations, churches, museums, and so on. The imp...

Interactive storytelling and gaming technologies have great edutainment potential for engaging visitors with museum exhibitions. This paper presents the development and testing of the Interactive Storytelling Exhibition Project devised originally within the Factual and Learning Interactive Television Department of the British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) and continued development at the Unive...

Virtual Reality Modelling Language (VRML) is a description language belonging to a field of the Window of the virtual World reality system. The file, which is in VRML format, can be interpreted by the VRML explorer in threedimensional view. VRML was created with the aim of more easily representing virtual reality on the Internet. The development of 3D graphics is connected with Silicon Graphic ...

Improving quality, design and comfort is very important for hightechnology companies in order to stay competitive against the other enterprises. A present problem is that the new physical dedicated prototypes they need to create for the tests are very expensive and time-consuming [5]. Another solution would be to create virtual and touchable prototypes. We would work with the Haptic Workstation...