SERVICEABILITY ANALYSES IN VIRTUAL ENVIRONMENT FOR THE AUTOMOTIVE INDUSTRY
DS 36: Proceedings DESIGN 2006, the 9th International Design Conference, Dubrovnik, Croatia
Year: 2006
Editor: Marjanovic, D.
Author: Bruno, F.; Luchi, M.L.; Milite, A.; Monacelli, G.; Pina, M.; Sessa, F.
Section: DESIGN PROJECTS AND PROCESSES
Page(s): 447-454
Abstract
The paper describes an industrial application of VR techniques in the field of Digital Mock-Up (DMU) analyses, reporting the results obtained with the development of a software application that allows Elasis engineers to evaluate important design parameters in the serviceability studies. These analyses can be conducted during the early stages of the design process using DMUs and finding the difficulties related to the serviceability tasks. Using VR techniques it is possible to simulate the entire operative context in which the human operator works during the assembly/disassembly task. In this way a designer can directly verify some potential difficulties in component reachability, in posture and visibility.
Keywords: virtual reality, automotive, serviceability, design for maintenance