Virtual Design (Mechanical Design Series)

Author: Chen Dingfang et al.
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Publish Date: 2004-08-01
Features: Virtual design is a new research field that emerged in the 1990s, a product of the integrated development of technologies such as computer graphics, artificial intelligence, computer networks, information processing, and mechanical design and manufacturing. It has broad application prospects in the mechanical industry, as the revolutionary impact of virtual design on traditional design methods has become increasingly evident. Compared to the design, development, and manufacturing process of actual products, virtual design systems consume minimal resources and energy and do not produce physical products. It exhibits characteristics such as high integration, rapid prototyping, and distributed collaboration. Virtual design technology has attracted widespread attention not only in the scientific community but also in the business world, becoming a focal point of research. This book comprehensively and systematically introduces the latest research findings in virtual design, including the hardware and software environments for virtual reality, the architecture of virtual reality technology, virtual reality modeling techniques, virtual scene browsing, virtual experiment examples, virtual prototypes, virtual setups, virtual manufacturing, and distributed virtual reality. The content is novel, systematic, advanced, and practical. This book can serve as a textbook for graduate students in "Virtual Design and Manufacturing" courses at universities and also as a reference for researchers and practitioners in the field of virtual design.