Virtual Manufacturing : Tools for improving Design and Production

Philippe Dépincé (IRCCyN), Damien Chablat (IRCCyN), Peer-Oliver Woelk (IFW)

(Submitted on 3 Aug 2007)

Abstract: The research area “Virtual Manufacturing” can be defined as an integrated manufacturing environment which can enhance one or several levels of decision and control in manufacturing process. Several domains can be addressed: Product and Process Design, Process and Production Planning, Machine Tool, Robot and Manufacturing System. As automation technologies such as CAD/CAM have substantially shortened the time required to design products, Virtual Manufacturing will have a similar effect on the manufacturing phase thanks to the modelling, simulation and optimisation of the product and the processes involved in its fabrication.

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Passive Control Architecture for Virtual Humans

Antoine Rennuit (IRCCyN) et.al

Abstract: In the present paper, we introduce a new control architecture aimed at driving virtual humans in interaction with virtual environments, by motion capture. It brings decoupling of functionalities, and also of stability thanks to passivity. We show projections can break passivity, and thus must be used carefully. Our control scheme enables task space and internal control, contact, and joint limits management. Thanks to passivity, it can be easily extended. Besides, we introduce a new tool as for manikin’s control, which makes it able to build passive projections, so as to guide the virtual manikin when sharp movements are needed.

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