Towards Zero Prototyping of Factory Layouts and Operations Using Novel Gaming and Immersive Technologies

使用新颖的游戏和沉浸式技术实现工厂布局和运营的零原型

• 批准号: 101888
• 金额: $ 31.94万
• 依托单位: ALSTOM POWER LIMITED
• 依托单位国家: 英国
• 项目类别: Collaborative R&D
• 财政年份: 2014
• 资助国家: 英国
• 起止时间: 2014 至 无数据
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://gtr.ukri.org/projects?ref=101888
• 关键词: Towards; Zero; Prototyping; Factory; Layouts

This project aims to integrate a world-leading UK-developed Discrete Event Simulation (DES) tool called WITNESS with two complementary innovations in gaming technologies: Oculus Rift, a Virtual Reality (VR) goggle, and Microsoft Kinect, an integrated 3D sensing device. The resulting technology will address the barriers that prevent more effective use of modelling and simulation in manufacturing by incorporating novel immersive VR and live event feedback capabilities into WITNESS. It will enable engineers to (i) design and test new processes and layouts in an immersive collaborative environment generated from the simulation model, (ii) compare the model with the actual shop-floor, (iii) action any necessary changes from within the virtual environment, (iv) verify whether the requested changes are implemented, and (v) whether the expected outcome is achieved. This project will result in (i) a step change in the way that DES software is used, (ii) compelling, highly marketable software products for the consortium, (iii) significant savings in the lead partner's globally expanding factory operations, and (iv) improvement in the UK industry's competitiveness.

该项目旨在将英国开发的世界领先的离散事件模拟(DES)工具与游戏技术中的两项互补创新-Oculus Rift(虚拟现实(VR)护目镜)和Microsoft Kinect(集成3D传感设备)-集成在一起。通过将新颖的身临其境虚拟现实和现场事件反馈功能融入到WITESS中，所产生的技术将解决阻碍在制造业中更有效地使用建模和模拟的障碍。它将使工程师能够(I)在由模拟模型生成的身临其境的协作环境中设计和测试新的流程和布局，(Ii)将模型与实际车间进行比较，(Iii)在虚拟环境中采取任何必要的改变，(Iv)验证所请求的改变是否得到实施，以及(V)是否达到预期结果。该项目将导致(I)DES软件使用方式的一步改变，(Ii)为财团提供引人注目的、极具市场价值的软件产品，(Iii)主要合作伙伴在全球扩张的工厂运营方面的显著节省，以及(Iv)英国行业竞争力的提高。