A virtual environment for training overhead crane operators: real-time implementation.(Special Issue of Design & Manufacturing on Virtual Manufacturing): An article from: IIE Transactions

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From the author: In a manufacturing enterprise, virtual environments can improve productivity by allowing employees to train without taking production equipment out of service. As a demonstration of this capability, we have developed a virtual environment to simulate overhead crane operation. This virtual environment was developed by combining 3-D factory drawings with 3-D simulation models of crane and load motion. The crane simulator allows an operator to maneuver a crane and load in three dimensions. Implemented on a PC with an update rate of 14.3 Hz, the simulator runs in real-time interaction that approximates live machinery.

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Title: A virtual environment for training overhead crane operators: real-time implementation.(Special Issue of Design & Manufacturing on Virtual Manufacturing)
Author: Bruce H. Wilson
Publication:IIE Transactions (Refereed)
Date: July 1, 1998
Publisher: Institute of Industrial Engineers, Inc. (IIE)
Volume: v30 Issue: n7 Page: p589(7)

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