Remote Manufacturing Decision Support Using Virtual Reality

[500396] Banerjee虚拟环境的使用可以为制造业信息管理和决策支持技术提供重大进步。本研究将虚拟现实应用于设施与产品布局信息管理与优化系统中。在布局领域，研究将解决三个重要问题：(1)三维（3D）总体布局设计，(2)工厂制造单元和物料流路径的布局，以及(3)多模块组件的布局。短期目标是证明使用虚拟现实在减少制造周期时间方面的可行性。长期目标是为实时-虚拟-真实的管理控制和决策支持工具开发原始技术。还有一个主要的软件开发组件。此外，这项研究还涉及与摩托罗拉和其他五家工业公司、芝加哥制造中心和国家标准与技术研究所的合作，行业合作者将共同资助这项工作。这项研究的目的是缩短生产周期。它将增强对虚拟现实中新技术发展的集成制造决策支持的基本理解。它将为培训提供新一代工具，开发物理原型的替代方案，并通过持续改进，为保持员工对更好的制造系统设计的兴趣提供途径。该研究将通过讲座和实验室实验向研究生和本科生介绍。这些概念将被纳入计算机辅助设计、虚拟环境、生产控制、智能制造系统和设施布局等课程。还将为工业伙伴和其他公司举办研讨会。

9500396 Banerjee The use of virtual environment could provide a major advancement for manufacturing information management and decision support technologies. In this research virtual reality will be used in facilities and product layout information management and optimization systems. In the layout domain, the research will address three important problems: (1) three-dimensional (3D) general layout design, (2) layout of manufacturing cells and material flow paths in factories, and (3) layout of multi-module assemblies. The short-term objective is to demonstrate the feasibility of using virtual reality in reducing the manufacturing cycle time. The long-term objective is to develop raw technology for a real-time-virtually-real management control and decision support tool. There is also a major software development component. In addition, the research involves collaborations with Motorola and five other industrial firms, the Chicago Manufacturing Center, and National Institute of Standards and Technology, and industry collaborators will co-fund the work. The research aims to enable a shorter lead time in manufacturing. It will enhance the fundamental understanding of manufacturing decision support in light of integration of new technological developments in virtual reality. It will provide a new generation of tools for training, develop alternatives to physical prototyping and provide avenues for sustaining employee interest in better design of manufacturing systems through continuous improvement. The research will be introduced through lectures and laboratory experiments to graduate and undergraduate students. Concepts will be incorporated into courses in computer-aided design, virtual environments, production control, intelligent manufacturing systems and facilities layout. Seminars will also be conducted for industrial partners and other companies.