A virtual reality-based experimentation environment for the verification of human-related factors in assembly processes

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• 作者：Chryssolouris ; George ; Mavrikios ; Dimitris ; Fragos ; Dimitris ; Karabatsou ; Vassiliki
• 关键词：Virtual reality ; Virtual assembly ; Ergonomics ; Process modelling
• 刊名：Robotics and Computer-Integrated Manufacturing
• 出版年：2000
• 出版时间：August, 2000
• 年：2000
• 卷：16
• 期：4
• 页码：267-276
• 全文大小：543 K

文摘

This paper investigates the use of virtual reality (VR)-based methods for the verification of performance factors related to manual assembly processes. An immersive and interactive virtual environment has been created to provide functionality for realistic process experimentation. Ergonomic models and functions have been embedded into the VR environment to support verification and constrain experimentation to ergonomically acceptable conditions. A specific assembly test case is presented, for which a semi-empirical time model is developed employing statistical design experimentation in the virtual environment. The virtual experimentation results enable the quantification and prediction of the influence of a number of process parameters and their combination at the process cycle time.