Publications

Shen, Qing; Grafe, Michael; Bauch, Jochen: Interactively Assemble Mechatronic Virtual Prototyping in VR Environment. In: Virtual Concept 2005: International Conference on Virtual Reality Technology for Design, Manufacturing and Industrial Process Implementation, Biarritz, France, 8 - 10 Nov 2005

Abstract

The challenges of future mechatronic systems call for a more reliable and efficient design method. In order to resolve the problem, Solution Elements (SE) are used in the design. These elements encapsulate engineering expertise which reuse proved solutions for new design tasks. Solution elements can be mechanical components as well as electronic assemblies and mechatronic function modules. This concept applies to the customization and variant construction as well as to new designs. Additionally, how to comprise the mechatronic parts in virtual prototyping system still attract the researchers' sight. Since SE already contains engineering expertise, a certain Typed Ports are also predefined for assembling them. These ports are defined by extending and combining the basic concepts of electrical ports and physical covariants. They are typed interfaces of solution elements to connect to other solution elements and used for mechanical connection, electronic connection and information flow in VR environment. In this paper we present our idea of how to interactively assemble SE in the virtual reality environment, the design method of SE based mechatronic prototypes and how the system support collaborative work. To evaluate the theory, a prototype of our virtual prototyping system is also introduced in the end of the paper.

Bibtex

@inproceedings{hniid=2387,
author = {Shen, Qing and Grafe, Michael and Bauch, Jochen},
title = {Interactively Assemble Mechatronic Virtual Prototyping in VR Environment},
booktitle = {Virtual Concept 2005: International Conference on Virtual Reality Technology for Design, Manufacturing and Industrial Process Implementation},
address = {Biarritz, France},
month = {8~-~10~} # nov,
year = {2005},
}