Title
An Immersive VR Application for Interactive Product Concept Generation and Qualitative Evaluation
Document Type
Conference Proceeding
Conference
ASME-AFM 2009 World Conference on Innovative Virtual Reality
Publication Date
2-2009
DOI
10.1115/WINVR2009-712
City
Chalon-sur-Saône, France
Abstract
Currently, new product concepts are evaluated by developing detailed virtual models with Computer Aided Design (CAD) tools followed by evaluation analyses (e.g., finite element analysis, computational fluid dynamics, etc.). Due to the complexity of these evaluation methods, it is generally not possible to model and analyze each of the ideas generated throughout the conceptual design phase of the design process. Thus, promising ideas may be eliminated based solely on insufficient time to model and assess them. Additionally, the analysis performed is usually of much higher detail than needed for such early assessment. By eliminating the time-consuming CAD complexity, engineers could spend more time evaluating additional concepts. To address these issues, a software framework, the Advanced Systems Design Suite (ASDS), was created. The ASDS incorporates a PC user interface with an immersive virtual reality (VR) environment to ease the creation and assessment of conceptual design prototypes individually or collaboratively in a VR environment. Assessment tools incorporate metamodeling approximations and immersive visualization to evaluate the validity of each concept. In this paper, the ASDS framework and interface along with specifically designed immersive VR assessment tools such as state saving, dynamic viewpoint creation, and animation playback are presented alongside a test case example of redesigning a Boeing 777 in the conceptual design phase.
Copyright Owner
ASME
Copyright Date
2009
Language
en
Recommended Citation
Noon, Christian; Zhang, Ruqin; Winer, Eliot H.; Oliver, James H.; Gilmore, Brian; and Duncan, Jerry, "An Immersive VR Application for Interactive Product Concept Generation and Qualitative Evaluation" (2009). Mechanical Engineering Conference Presentations, Papers, and Proceedings. 112.
https://lib.dr.iastate.edu/me_conf/112
Included in
Computer-Aided Engineering and Design Commons, Graphics and Human Computer Interfaces Commons
Comments
This is a conference proceeding from ASME-AFM 2009 World Conference on Innovative Virtual Reality (2009): 143, doi:10.1115/WINVR2009-712. Posted with permission.