Product Engineering

1. Front Matter

   Pages i-xiv

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2. Virtual Reality Technology

   1. Invited Lectures

      1. Virtual Reality Research in Europe: Towards Structuring the European Research Area

         • Angelos Amditis, Ioannis Karaseitanidis, Irene Mantzouranis

         Pages 3-20

      2. Virtual Reality Technology - An Overview

         • Roland Blach

         Pages 21-64

      3. A Concept for a Multipurpose, Multi-Modal Interface for Product Engineering Applications

         • Doru Talabă

         Pages 65-86

   2. Selected Contributions

      1. Single Chart Parameterization of Triangle Meshes

         • Fabio Rossi, Massimo Bergamasco

         Pages 87-97

      2. A Novel Acoustic Tracking System for Virtual Reality Systems

         • Ioannis Karaseitanidis, A. Amditis

         Pages 99-122

      3. Virtual Reality-Based Environments for Learning and Training

         • Dorin Mircea Popovici, Ana-Maria Marhan

         Pages 123-142

3. Haptic Systems

   1. Invited Lectures

      1. Advanced Haptic Systems for Virtual Reality

         • Antonio Frisoli, Massimo Bergamasco, Emanuele Ruffaldi

         Pages 145-168

      2. Fully-Isotropic Parallel Mechanisms - An Innovative Concept for Haptic Devices

         • Grigore Gogu

         Pages 169-194

      3. Collision Detection as a Fundamental Technology in VR Based Product Engineering

         • Gabriel Zachmann

         Pages 195-230

   2. Selected Contributions

      1. The Feel of Virtual Mechanisms

         • Daniela Constantinescu

         Pages 231-242

      2. A Wired Haptic System for Multimodal VR Interaction

         • Tiberiu Butnaru, Csaba Antonya, Doru Talaba

         Pages 243-258

      3. Haptic Feedback Generation for a Direction Indicator Switch

         • Hunor Erdelyi, Csaba Antonya, Doru Talaba

         Pages 259-274

4. Virtual Reality Aided Design

   1. Invited Lectures

      1. Virtual Reality Aided Design. A survey of the use of VR in automotive industry

         • Peter Zimmermann

         Pages 277-296

      2. Concept, Framework and Resources of a Proactive Reality Environment. Combining artificial cognition with Interactive Instruments

         • Imre Horváth

         Pages 297-318

      3. Virtual Reality: which Contribution for Machine Design

         • Pascal Ray, Christophe Bascoul

         Pages 319-335

   2. Selected Contributions

      1. VR Interaction for CAD Basic Tasks Using Rumble Feedback Input: Experimental Study

         • Michele Fiorentino, Antonio E. Uva, Giuseppe Monno

         Pages 337-352

      2. Investigation of the Scope of Support Provided by Holographic Displays in Conceptual Design

         • Eliab Opiyo, Imre Horváth, Zoltan Rusák

         Pages 353-365

      3. Using Hand Motions in Conceptual Shape Design: Theories, Methods and Tools

         • Edit Varga

         Pages 367-382

      4. Software Module for Data Exchange Between AutoCAD and a Virtual Reality System

         • Gheorghe Oancea, Florin Girbacia, Anisor Nedelcu

         Pages 383-394

This book contains an edited version of the lectures and selected contri- tions presented during the Advanced Summer Institute on “Product Engine- ing: Tools and Methods based on Virtual Reality” organized at Chania th th (Greece) in the period 30 May-6 June 2007. The Advanced Summer - stitute (ASI) was organized in the framework of the European FP6 funded project “VEGA – Virtual Reality in Product Design and Robotics” and was devoted to the Product Engineering field, with particular attention to the aspects related to the Virtual Reality (VR) technologies, its use and added value in engineering. The objective of the ASI was to create a meeting framework for leading scientists with PhD holders and advanced PhD students carrying out - search in the field of Virtual Reality Technologies, Haptic systems, CAD and VR integration, Virtual Testing and Prototyping and Virtual Manuf- turing. The aim was to create conditions for high level training through a series of 15 invited lectures presented by world reputed scientists, as well as to give possibilities for young researchers to present their achievements and to establish professional contacts. The ASI was seen also as an opp- tunity for academics, practitioners and consultants from Europe and el- where who are involved in the study, management, development and - plementation of product engineering principles in the learning and teaching sectors, as well as professionals to come together and share ideas on p- jects and examples of best practice.

• AutoCAD
• Computer-Aided Design (CAD)
• Computer-Aided Engineering (CAE)
• EGT
• Simulation
• Tracking
• cognition
• design
• display
• learning
• mechanical engineering
• modeling
• programming
• robot
• virtual reality

• Transilvania University of Brasov, Romania

  Doru Talaba

• Institute of Computer and Communications Systems, Athens, Greece

  Angelos Amditis

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