scholarly journals Applications of Virtual Reality in Engineering and Product Design: Why, What, How, When and Where

Electronics ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 9 (7) ◽  
pp. 1064 ◽  
Author(s):  
Aurora Berni ◽  
Yuri Borgianni
Keyword(s):  
Virtual Reality ◽  
Design Education ◽  
Virtual Prototyping ◽  
Product Evaluation ◽  
3D Modelling ◽  
Specific Design ◽  
Early Design ◽  
Functional Aspects ◽  
Emotional Dimension ◽  
Design Activities

The research on the use of virtual reality (VR) in the design domain has been conducted in a fragmentary way so far, and some misalignments have emerged among scholars. In particular, the actual support of VR in early design phases and the diffusion of practices involving VR in creative design stages are argued. In the present paper, we reviewed VR applications in design and categorized each of the collected 86 sources into multiple classes. These range from supported design functions to employed VR technologies and the use of systems complementing VR. The identified design functions include not only design activities traditionally supported by VR, such as 3D modelling, virtual prototyping, and product evaluation, but also co-design and design education beyond the early design phases. The possibility to support early design phases by means of VR is mirrored by the attention on products that involve an emotional dimension beyond functional aspects, which are particularly focused on in virtual assemblies and prototypes. Relevant matches between VR technologies and specific design functions have been individuated, although a clear separation between VR devices and supported design tasks cannot be claimed.

Evaluation of Product Preference Using Virtual Prototyping: Case Study of an Automobile Interior

2002 ◽  
Vol 46 (6) ◽  
pp. 740-744 ◽  
Author(s):  
Chul Woo Kim ◽  
Jungchul Park ◽  
Myung Hwan Yun ◽  
Sung H. Han ◽  
Hee-Dong Ko
Keyword(s):  
Virtual Reality ◽  
Interior Design ◽  
Evaluation Method ◽  
Product Evaluation ◽  
Steering Wheel ◽  
Subjective Impression ◽  
Design Elements ◽  
Design Alternatives ◽  
Virtual Prototypes ◽  
The Relationship

The objective of this study was to develop a product evaluation method applicable to virtual prototypes and to apply the method to automobile interior design. Considering that virtual reality-based product prototypes could represent design alternatives comparable to physical prototypes, prototypes developed in virtual reality environments were employed as design alternatives. After a procedure to evaluate virtual prototypes was developed specifically for a virtual reality environment, the procedure was applied to the problem of automobile interior design. 34 subjects evaluated 32 different virtual prototypes generated from the combination of design element variations. Four categories of subjective impression were used to evaluate the 32 virtual prototypes: luxuriousness, comfort, harmoniousness, and controllability. ANOVA and multiple linear regression analysis were performed to specify design elements critical to customer preference and to interpret the relationship between design elements and subjective impressions. As the result, the shapes of frontal area including crash pad and center fascia, door trim and steering wheel were selected as important variables related to subjective impressions. The proposed evaluation method for virtual prototypes could be utilized as an alternative way of identifying the relationship between subjective impressions and design elements.

AN EXPERIENTIAL LEARNING APPROACH FOR DEVELOPING MENTAL MODELS IN ENGINEERING DESIGN EDUCATION

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
S. Li ◽  
C. Chua
Keyword(s):  
Experiential Learning ◽  
Engineering Design ◽  
Mental Models ◽  
Design Education ◽  
Mental Simulation ◽  
Learning Approach ◽  
Engineering Design Education ◽  
Design Activities ◽  
Support Engineering ◽  
Prior Experiences

Mental simulation represents how a person interprets and understands the causal relations associated with the perceived information, and it is considered an important cognitive device to support engineering design activities. Mental models are considered information characterized in a person’s mind to understand the external world. They are important components to support effective mental simulation. This paper begins with a discussion on the experiential learning approach and how it supports learners in developing mental models for design activities. Following that, the paper looks at the four types of mental models: object, making, analysis and project, and illustrates how they capture different aspects and skills of design activities. Finally, the paper proposes an alternative framework, i.e., Spiral Learning Approach, which is an integration of Kolb’s experiential learningcycle and the Imaginative Education (IE) framework. While the Kolb’s cycle informs a pattern to leverage personal experiences to reusable knowledge, the IE’s framework suggests how prior experiences can trigger imagination and advance understandings. A hypothetical design of a snow removal device is used to illustrate the ideas of design-related mental models and the spirallearning approach.

scholarly journals Multi-Resolution Modeling for Virtual Design

2000 ◽  
Vol 4 (4) ◽  
pp. 110-120 ◽  
Author(s):  
Chiyi Cheng ◽  
Mingmin Zhang ◽  
Zhigeng Pan
Keyword(s):  
Virtual Reality ◽  
Virtual Prototyping ◽  
Virtual Design ◽  
Multiple Objects ◽  
Variable Resolution ◽  
Modeling Techniques ◽  
Efficient Extraction ◽  
Key Features ◽  
Modeling Data ◽  
Representation Scheme

The benefits of multi-resolution modeling techniques in virtual reality are vast, but one essential component of this model is how it can be used to speedup the process of virtual design and virtual prototyping. In this paper we propose a new multi-resolution representation scheme called MRM, which can support efficient extraction of both fixed and variable resolution modeling data for handling multiple objects in the same scene. One important feature of the MRM scheme is that it supports unified selective simplifications and selective refinements over the mesh representation of the object. In addition, multi-resolution models may be used to support real-time geometric transmission of data in collaborative virtual design and prototyping applications. These key features in MRM, may be applied to a variety of VR applications.

SAwD - Socially Aware Design: An Organizational Semiotics-Based CASE Tool to Support Early Design Activities

2016 ◽  
pp. 59-69 ◽  
Author(s):  
José Valderlei da Silva ◽  
Roberto Pereira ◽  
Samuel Bastos Buchdid ◽  
Emanuel Felipe Duarte ◽  
Maria Cecília Calani Baranauskas
Keyword(s):  
Case Tool ◽  
Early Design ◽  
Design Activities ◽  
Organizational Semiotics

A Two Layered Process for Early Design Activities Using Evolutionary Strategies

2010 ◽  
pp. 311-316
Author(s):  
A. Albers ◽  
H. -G. Enkler ◽  
M. Frietsch ◽  
C. Sauter
Keyword(s):  
Evolutionary Strategies ◽  
Early Design ◽  
Design Activities

Model Abstraction Techniques for Virtual Prototyping

1996 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jyun-Ming Chen ◽  
Chih-Chang Hsieh
Keyword(s):  
Virtual Reality ◽  
Virtual Prototyping ◽  
Level Of Detail ◽  
Design Stage ◽  
Model Simplification ◽  
Virtual Reality Technology ◽  
Model Abstraction ◽  
Level Of Details ◽  
Cad Cam ◽  
Simplification Techniques

Abstract The incorporation of VR (virtual reality) technology in the CAD/CAM community shows a promising future. Virtual prototyping uses VR techniques to simulate various functionalities of a candidate design. Downstream aspects of the product can be examined early at the design stage, saving the time and money required for repetitive design iterations. Real-time rendering is essential for interactive VR applications. This is especially challenging when dealing with complex geometric databases. Various methods have been proposed in the literature to tackle this problem. Level-of-details is a methodology that incorporates multiple representations of a model in the viewing environment. It reduces the rendering load by presenting the model in the most appropriate level of detail. However, these simplified representations often require laborious redesign efforts. In this paper, several model simplification techniques are reviewed. An automatic simplification procedure for CSG models is also devised. This method incorporates both the geometric simplification and the dimensional reduction schemes. Implemented on a non-manifold topological kernel, the system has been shown to produce promising results.

Sign in / Sign up

Export Citation Format

Share Document