Virtual Manufacturing

Author: Banerjee
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Publish Date: 2005-02-01
Features: Virtual manufacturing has been a research hotspot in recent years. It utilizes new computer technologies, especially virtual reality (VR) and computer-aided technology, to virtually simulate manufacturing processes and systems before actual manufacturing activities. This approach helps identify design issues, find optimal solutions, and enhance the competitiveness of the manufacturing industry. How can virtual manufacturing become a reality? In this groundbreaking book, several leading international researchers reveal new virtual reality technologies to readers. The book introduces work cell management, real-time precise collision detection, motion modeling, avatar modeling techniques, and the interaction between virtual and toy-real environments in training. It also explores camera calibration issues, stereoscopic vision technology, and other relationships between virtual reality and computer vision, enabling readers to quickly construct virtual environments using automated processing techniques. This is a comprehensive book on virtual manufacturing, serving as a must-read for researchers, engineers, and students in fields such as mechanical engineering, industrial engineering, and computer science.