...Xiaohui Li; Dongfang Fan; Yi Deng; Yu Lei; Owen Omalley Purpose This study aims to offer a comprehensive exploration of the potential and challenges associated with sensor fusion-based virtual reality (VR) applications in the context of enhanced physical training. The main objective is to identify...

...Yi Deng; Zhiguo Wang; Lin Dong; Yu Lei; Yanling Dong Purpose This systematic review, following preferred reporting items for systematic reviews and meta-analysis guidelines, rigorously investigates the emergent role of virtual reality (VR) technology in human movement training. The purpose...

...) and virtual reality technologies. With these technologies, designers can use a virtual prototype to analyze maintainability aspects, such as visibility, accessibility, operation space, safety, ergonomic, maintenance and time, without the need for a physical prototype (Geng et al., 2014 , 2013...

... Publishing Limited 2019 Emerald Publishing Limited Licensed re-use rights only Virtual reality Gamification Multi-touch interface Virtual assembly planning The assembly activity is vital in the manufacturing industry, as it represents almost 40 per cent of the cost of the product (Hongbo...

... motions that cover most maintenance applications is feasible by combining conventional classifications and characteristics in maintenance operations. Virtual maintenance Virtual reality Non-immersive simulation Rapid simulation State Key Laboratory of Virtual Reality Technology and Systems...

... 2016 18 12 2016 18 03 2017 06 05 2017 15 06 2017 28 09 2017 09 10 2017 © Emerald Publishing Limited 2017 Emerald Publishing Limited Licensed re-use rights only Virtual reality Haptic technology Clearance fit Force rendering National Nature Science...

..., Assembly, Component, AssemblyFeatureSurface (AFS) and MGDE (minimum geometric datum element). S.K. Ong can be contacted at: mpeongsk@nus.edu.sg © Emerald Group Publishing Limited 2015 Man machine interface (MMI) Simulation Virtual reality Augmented reality Real-virtual interaction...

.... The former approach is costly and time consuming, while the later omits the expert knowledge. Against this background, the rapid development of virtual reality (VR) technology in the past few decades provides designers with the efficient new tool of virtual assembly (VA). Based on VR technology, the VA...

... of the parts in virtual reality system and to consider the space for assembly/disassembly tools or operators. Originality/value – The approach has the following characteristics: a new approach to avoid the error-prone human interactions for accurate assembly path planning obtaining, a new constraint...

... in a virtual environment by using the swept volume (SV). Design/methodology/approach – An integrated platform for quantitatively evaluating maintenance space in a virtual environment is designed. Virtual reality technology and digital prototype are used to overcome the shortage of physical prototypes...

...Ognjan Luzanin; Miroslav Plancak Purpose – Main purpose is to present methodology which allows efficient hand gesture recognition using low-budget, 5-sensor data glove. To allow widespread use of low-budget data gloves in engineering virtual reality (VR) applications, gesture dictionaries must...

...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...

... from a computer‐aided design system to virtual reality application, and a hierarchical constraint‐based data model and scene graph structure was designed to construct the virtual assembly environment. Unlike traditional virtual assembly systems based on collision detection or geometry constraint only...

... the efficiency of assembly process, making assembly process intuitive and natural. Dianliang Wu can be contacted at: wudianliangvr@gmail.com © Emerald Group Publishing Limited 2010 Virtual reality Assembly Semantics Modelling Process planning Assembly is a key process during product...

... in much of modern manufacturing. The purpose of this paper is to combine the rule‐based reasoning (RBR) and case‐based reasoning (CBR) method for machining fixture design in a virtual reality (VR) based integrated system. Design/methodology/approach In this paper, an approach combining the RBR...

... for the development. © MCB UP Limited 2003 Manufacturing Simulation Production planning Virtual reality Virtual manufacturing is believed to be one of the successful tools in today's global manufacturing and marketing. In essence, virtual manufacturing will ultimately provide a modelling...

...Ping Ji; Albert C.K. Choi; Lizhong Tu The paper presents a virtual design and assembly system (VDAS) developed in a virtual reality (VR) environment. The VDAS is a VR‐based engineering application which allows engineers to design, modify and assemble mechanical products. As a prototype, this system...

... in the build process for better vehicle quality ­ and it will improve communication among manufacturing, engineering and supplier personnel ." © MCB UP Limited 1998 --> Computer aided design (CAD) Virtual reality Deneb at forefront of digital manufacturing Keywords Computer...