...Enrique Gallegos-Nieto; Hugo I. Medellin-Castillo; Yan Xiu-Tian; Jonathan Corney Purpose This study aims to present a new haptic-enabled virtual assembly system for the automatic generation and objective assessment of assembly plans. The system is intended to be used as an assembly planning tool...

...Germanico Gonzalez-Badillo; Hugo I. Medellin-Castillo; Theodore Lim; James M. Ritchie; Raymond C.W. Sung; Samir Garbaya Purpose – In this study, a new methodology to evaluate the performance of physics simulation engines (PSEs) when used in haptic virtual assembly applications is proposed...

...Germanico Gonzalez-Badillo; Hugo Medellin-Castillo; Theodore Lim; James Ritchie; Samir Garbaya Purpose – This paper aims to report the development and key features of a novel virtual reality system for assembly planning and evaluation called Haptic Assembly and Manufacturing System (HAMS...

...Pingjun Xia; António Mendes Lopes; Maria Teresa Restivo Purpose The use of virtual reality for product assembly has been studied for more than 20 years; however its practical application in industry is still very much in its infancy. Haptics is a new and important interaction method for virtual...

...PingJun Xia; António M. Lopes; Maria Teresa Restivo Purpose Virtual reality (VR) for product assembly has been studied for more than 20 years but its practical application in industry is still very much in its infancy. Haptics is a new and important interaction method for VR and a strong...

...Pinjun Xia; António Lopes; Maria Restivo Purpose Haptics can significantly enhance the user's sense of immersion and interactivity. Especially in an assembly task, haptic feedback can help designers to have a better understanding of virtual objects and to increase task efficiency. The purpose...