We present a method for dynamic manipulation and interchanging of tangible objects in a spatial augmented reality environment for use in rapid prototyping. We call this method MagManipulation. This method improves on existing methods in several ways: allows for the use of abstract and non-uniform curves, allows for ease of manipulation on non-tabletop like surfaces, allows for interchangeable t...

Rapid manufacturing facilitated customization C. J. Tuck a , R. J. M. Hague a , M. Ruffo a , M. Ransley b & P. Adams b a Rapid Manufacturing Research Group , Wolfson School of Mechanical and Manufacturing Engineering, Loughborough University , Loughborough, Leicestershire, LE11 3TU, UK b Martin Baker Aircraft Company Limited, Higher Denham , Uxbridge, Middlesex, UB9 5AJ, UK Published online: 25...

We present Alto, a rapid prototyping tool for new grammar formalisms. Alto implements generic but efficient algorithms for parsing, translation, and training for a range of monolingual and synchronous grammar formalisms. It can easily be extended to new formalisms, which makes all of these algorithms immediately available for the new formalism.

Conventional wisdom has maintained that while LISP is suitable for the development of experimental software, it does not support production-quality systems well. This report describes a building-block approach where a complex system (an intelligent Chinese language tutor) was built in a LISP environment out of a series of powerful tools. The resulting system does not in any way sacrifice perfor...

Rapid Prototyping of Wireless Communications Systems

This paper presents a technique based on both nets and object orientation for rapid prototyping of parallel systems. The technique described here is currently implemented under a software environment.

Stereolithography (SL) technology is the mostly widely used Rapid Prototyping (RP) process in which complex structures are fabricated in a layer-bylayer fashion. Currently Microstereolithography (MSL) is undergoing fast development. In this paper, the development of MSL and its application in micromanufacturing are reviewed. One promising direction for the development of MSL is the assembly-fre...