Virtual Reality & Augmented Reality in Industry

""Virtual Reality & Augmented Reality in Industry"" collects the proceedings of the 2nd Sino-German Workshop on the same topic held in Shanghai on April 16-17, 2009. The papers focus on the latest Virtual Reality (VR) / Augmented Reality (AR) technology and its application in industrial processes and presents readers with innovative methods, typical case studies and the latest information on VR/AR basic research results and industrial applications, such as 3D rendering, innovative human-machine design, VR/AR methodology and new tools for assisting in industry, virtual assembly, virtual factory.

2 The Realtime Ray Tracing Engine "RTfact."

Title Page; Copyright Page; Preface; Table of Contents; Contributors; Design and VR/AR-based Testing of Advanced Mechatronic Systems; 1 Virtual Prototyping in the Product Innovation Process; 2 Virtual Reality (VR) and Augmented Reality (AR); 3 Up-to-date Applications of VR and AR in Industry; 3.1 Composing Mechatronic Systems in VR; 3.2 Virtual Prototyping of Headlight Systems; 3.3 AR in Vehicle Prototyping; 4 From Mechatronics to Self-Optimization; 5 Design of Advanced Mechatronic Systems; 5.1 Domain-Spanning Specification of the Principle Solution; 5.2 Managing the Development Process.

6 AR- and VR-based Testing of Advanced Mechatronic Systems6.1 AR-based Visual Analysis of the Convoy Behavior; 6.2 Realization of the Augmented Reality System; 6.3 VR-based Visual Analysis of the RailCab Undercarriage; 6.4 Test Bed of the Undercarriage; 6.5 Virtual Reality Application for Visualization; 6.6 Visual Analysis of the Behavior; 7 Conclusion; References; From Space to the Forest and to Construction Sites: Virtual Testbeds Pave the Way for New Technologies; 1 Introduction; 2 Simulator Applications in Space; 2.1 The Simulation of the International Space Station; 2.2 The Virtual Human.

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