Virtual Assembly Design Environment - VADE

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Virtual Assembly Design Environment - VADE

• Immersive environment for two-handed assembly
• Automatic translation of data from CAD to VR
• Automatic reverse transfer of data from VR to CAD
• Realistic interactions and simulations
• Distributed and collaborative evaluations
• Multiple people support
• Tools and tool-part interactions
• Swept volumes, collisions, etc.

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VADE
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Videos - VADE
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Pilot Studies in Industry

• Virtual Assembly Consortium Caterpillar, Deere,
  PACCAR, Komatsu, NIST
• Recreate existing facilities
• Recreate existing assembly processes
• Identify problems/issues
• Evaluate potential solutions and modifications
• Perform the above off-line without interrupting
  production line
• Being deployed in industry for regular
  engineering use