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Virtual Prototyping

Virtual environments and the product design process

Part of the book series: IFIP Advances in Information and Communication Technology (IFIPAICT)

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Table of contents (27 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-xi
  2. Perspectives for Virtual Prototyping

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 1-1
    2. About “Plato’s Cave”

      • J. C. Teixeira, V. B. Murtinho
      Pages 3-20
    3. Rapid Prototyping An Approach Beyond Manufacturing Technology

      • Jürgen Wagner, Wilhelm Steger
      Pages 32-47
    4. Cooperative Working on Virtual Prototypes

      • Stefan Haas, Uwe Jasnoch
      Pages 48-57
  3. Advanced Product Modeling Techniques

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 67-67
    2. Product and Shape Representation for Virtual Prototyping

      • M. S. Bloor, A. Mckay, M. I. G. Bloor, M. J. Wilson
      Pages 69-77
    3. Virtual Prototyping through Feature Processing

      • J. Ovtcharova, A. S. Vieira
      Pages 78-90
    4. Solid Modeling as a Framework in Virtual Environments

      • M. Figueiredo, J. Teixeira
      Pages 99-112
    5. A Reference Model for Product Information Sharing in Concurrent Engineering Environment

      • T. De Martino, B. Falcidieno, F. Giannini
      Pages 146-155
  4. Architectures for Distributed Systems (Architectures for Virtual Prototyping Environments)

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 157-157
    2. Supporting Multidisciplinary Teams in Concurrent Engineering

      • J. H. Maxfield, L. T. P. Fernando, P. M. Dew
      Pages 159-172
    3. Towards a Virtual Prototyping Environment

      • U. Jasnoch, H. Kress, J. Rix
      Pages 173-183
  5. Advances in Virtual Reality Technologies

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 197-197

About this book

A virtual prototype is a major interim step towards the creation of a virtual environment. This book explores the simulation, interaction, concepts and tools of virtual prototypes and environments. It provides a mixture of state-of-the-art, advanced research and industrial papers.

Editors and Affiliations

  • Fraunhofer Institut für Graphische Datenverarbeitung, Darmstadt, Germany

    Joachim Rix

  • Fraunhofer Center for Research in Computer Graphics, Providence, USA

    Stefan Haas

  • Center de Computacao Grafica, Coimbra, Portugal

    José Teixeira

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