Symposium on Virtual Reality in Manufacturing Research and Education to be held on October 7-8, 1996; Chicago, IL

9612330 Banerjee这笔赠款为制造业、研究和教育中的虚拟现实研讨会提供了部分支持。虚拟现实和模拟真实世界的能力在工程和工程教育中发挥着越来越重要的作用。计算能力的提高将加速这一趋势。本次研讨会将集中讨论以下主题：制造业虚拟现实的计算方面，软件技术的现状，硬件技术的现状，制造业的配送和物流，制造业教育中的布局和选址问题，制造过程设计，产品设计和原型，远程呈现和远程机器人，以及体积可视化。专题讨论会的结果将在万维网上公布，并通过虚拟制造工程学报的特刊予以公布。本次研讨会有助于加快虚拟现实技术的发展，提高工程教育质量。这将有助于提高美国工业的经济竞争力。

9612330 Banerjee This grant provided partial support for a symposium on virtual reality in manufacturing research and education. Virtual reality, and ability to simulate real-world situations, is playing an increasingly important role in engineering and engineering education. Improving computational capabilities will accelerate this trend. This symposium will focus on the following topicq: computational aspect of virtual reality in manufacturing, the current state of software technologies, the current state of hardware technologies, distribution and logistics in manufacturing, layout and location problems in manufacturing education, manufacturing process design, product design and prototyping, telepresence and telerobotics, and volumetric visualization. Results of the symposium will be made public by posting them on the World Wide Web and through a special issue of the Institute Engineering Transactions on Virtual Manufacturing. This symposium help to accelerate the development of virtual reality technologies and improve the quality of engineering education. This would contribute to the economic competitiveness of American industry.