A Hybrid Manufacturing System Modeling Environment Using VRML

Published

January 1, 1998

Author(s)

R K. Krishnamurthy, Charles R. McLean, J Shewchuk

Abstract

Manufacturing systems are complex entities, comprised of people, processes, products, information systems and data, material processing, handling, and storage systems. Because of this complexity, systems must be modeled using a variety of views and modeling formalisms. In order to design and properly integrate system functions, the multiple views and models must often be considered simultaneously. However, no single tool or computing environment currently exists that allows this to be done in an efficient and intelligible manner. Virtual Reality Modeling Language (VRML) provides a variety of features that make it attractive for use in developing such environments. This paper describes how a team at Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University (VPI) and the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) is using VRML as a Hybrid manufacturing-modeling environment. Different manufacturing scenarios that are being investigated with the environment and future research directions are also discussed.

Citation

NIST Interagency/Internal Report (NISTIR) - 6188

Report Number

6188

NIST Pub Series

NIST Interagency/Internal Report (NISTIR)

Pub Type

NIST Pubs

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https://doi.org/10.6028/NIST.IR.6188

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Keywords

Manufacturing Systems Modeling, Multi-dimensional Models, Virtual Reality, VRML

Citation

Krishnamurthy, R. , McLean, C. and Shewchuk, J. (1998), A Hybrid Manufacturing System Modeling Environment Using VRML, NIST Interagency/Internal Report (NISTIR), National Institute of Standards and Technology, Gaithersburg, MD, [online], https://doi.org/10.6028/NIST.IR.6188, https://tsapps.nist.gov/publication/get_pdf.cfm?pub_id=821436 (Accessed April 19, 2024)