STTR Phase I: Advanced Virtual Manufacturing Lab for Research, Training, and Education

STTR 第一阶段：用于研究、培训和教育的先进虚拟制造实验室

• 批准号: 0339024
• 负责人: Tamer Wasfy
• 金额: $ 10万
• 依托单位: ADVANCED SCIENCE AND AUTOMATION CORP
• 依托单位国家: 美国
• 项目类别: Standard Grant
• 财政年份: 2004
• 资助国家: 美国
• 起止时间: 2004-01-01 至 2004-12-31
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://www.nsf.gov/awardsearch/showAward?AWD_ID=0339024&HistoricalAwards=false
• 关键词: STTR; Phase; Advanced; Virtual; Manufacturing

This Small Business Technology Transfer (STTR) Phase I project aims to create an Advanced Virtual Manufacturing Lab (AVML). The AVML will be driven by an object-oriented scene-graph virtual reality toolkit. The key elements of the AVML are as follows: (1) textured photo-realistic geometric solid models of the machines and lab; (2) digital model of the machine which includes the machines controls and moving parts; (3) physics-based model of the machining operation; and (4) natural-language human-like intelligent agents which can be used as tutors. Applications of AVML include the following: allowing students and researchers to view and interact with a physically accurate simulation of the manufacturing machine, training students to operate the manufacturing machines in a sage environment, optimization of the manufacturing process plan by testing various plans on the virtual machine before machining on the physical machine, and remote viewing and control of the physical manufacturing machines.The AVML will enhance the quality, accessibility, and productivity of manufacturing education and training and will advance scientific discovery and engineering analysis of next generation manufacturing processes. Also, the AVML will enhance experimentation and learning, increase student creativity and problem-solving capability, enhance collaboration among students, teachers, and industry experts, and promote participation and equal access of underrepresented groups to manufacturing technology training.

这个小企业技术转让（STTR）第一阶段项目旨在创建一个先进的虚拟制造实验室（AVML）。 AVML将由面向对象的场景图虚拟现实工具包驱动。 AVML的关键要素如下：（1）机器和实验室的纹理照片般逼真的几何实体模型;（2）机器的数字模型，包括机器控制和移动部件;（3）基于物理的加工操作模型;以及（4）可用作导师的自然语言类人智能代理。 AVML的应用包括：允许学生和研究人员查看制造机器的物理上精确的仿真并与之交互，训练学生在SAGE环境中操作制造机器，在物理机器上加工之前通过在虚拟机器上测试各种计划来优化制造工艺计划，AVML将提高制造业教育和培训的质量、可访问性和生产率，并将推动下一代制造工艺的科学发现和工程分析。 此外，AVML将加强实验和学习，提高学生的创造力和解决问题的能力，加强学生，教师和行业专家之间的合作，并促进代表性不足的群体参与和平等获得制造技术培训。