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From virtuality to reality: Individualized freeform model design and rapid manufacturing
Author(s) -
Zhang Wei,
Lin Heng,
Zhang Weihan
Publication year - 2005
Publication title -
human factors and ergonomics in manufacturing and service industries
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.408
H-Index - 39
eISSN - 1520-6564
pISSN - 1090-8471
DOI - 10.1002/hfm.20037
Subject(s) - hum , individuation , human–computer interaction , product design , rapid prototyping , virtuality (gaming) , computer science , virtual reality , virtual prototyping , new product development , product (mathematics) , haptic technology , manufacturing engineering , engineering , simulation , artificial intelligence , mechanical engineering , psychology , art , geometry , mathematics , marketing , performance art , psychoanalysis , business , art history
Abstract Individuation, customer involvement, and rapid prototyping are crucial factors for developing a new product. A novel method addresses these issues by allowing both professional designers and general customers to freely express their design ideas for creating freeform product models and quickly developing physical prototypes. A virtual design environment is created to achieve natural human–computer interaction and multidesigners' collaboration via the Internet. Ray‐casting and other techniques are adopted to achieve real‐time calculation, stereo display, and haptic feedback. A design and manufacturing experiment is conducted to test feasibility and provide a preliminary understanding of how to improve this method. © 2005 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. Hum Factors Man 15: 445–459, 2005.