Collaborative design of material handling systems using distributed virtual reality environments

Orthodoxos Kipouridis, Moritz Roidl, Marcus Röschinger, Michael ten Hompel, Willibald A. Günthner

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Abstract

In order to integrate with an upcoming ecosystem of interconnected products and services, adaptive, intelligent and autonomous material handling systems (MHS) are being deployed in modern logistics facilities, enabling them to cope with requirements for high flexibility, configurability and reusability. Recent advances in virtual engineering and virtual reality (VR) technologies offer new possibilities for remote collaboration between companies regarding the design process of MHS, which involves several stakeholders. In this paper, we present a 3D collaborative virtual environment (3DCVE) as part of distributed multi-platform software for supporting MHS design tasks in logistics facilities. We describe how an in-memory data grid technology can be used for the distribution of data and the enabling of consistent user access to the virtual environment (VE). The main focus is put on the use-case of facility layout planning presenting the implementation of approaches regarding user interaction and collaboration.

Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationVirtual, Augmented and Mixed Reality - 8th International Conference, VAMR 2016 and Held as Part of HCI International 2016, Proceedings
EditorsStephanie Lackey, Randall Shumaker
PublisherSpringer Verlag
Pages609-620
Number of pages12
ISBN (Print)9783319399065
DOIs
StatePublished - 2016
Event8th International Conference on Virtual, Augmented and Mixed Reality, VAMR 2016 and Held as Part of 18th International Conference on Human-Computer Interaction, HCI International 2016 - Toronto, Canada
Duration: 17 Jul 201622 Jul 2016

Publication series

NameLecture Notes in Computer Science (including subseries Lecture Notes in Artificial Intelligence and Lecture Notes in Bioinformatics)
Volume9740
ISSN (Print)0302-9743
ISSN (Electronic)1611-3349

Conference

Conference8th International Conference on Virtual, Augmented and Mixed Reality, VAMR 2016 and Held as Part of 18th International Conference on Human-Computer Interaction, HCI International 2016
Country/TerritoryCanada
CityToronto
Period17/07/1622/07/16

Keywords

  • 3D collaborative virtual environments
  • Material handling systems design
  • Virtual reality

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