Temporally parallel coupling of discrete simulation systems with virtual reality systems

Author

Strassburger, Steffen ; Schulze, Thomas ; Lemessi, Marco ; Rehn, Gordon D.

Author_Institution

Fraunhofer Inst. for Factory Oper. & Autom., Magdeburg, Germany

fYear

2005

fDate

4-7 Dec. 2005

Abstract

The coupling of commercial discrete simulation systems with virtual reality (VR) systems opens new possibilities for the temporal interplay of product and process design. Among the possibilities is establishing virtual training centers aimed at shortening product ramp-up times. Up to now, coupling has only been employed sporadically because of the need to preserve the autonomy of the tools used. This paper focuses on the problems of synchronization as one of the important basic tasks when coupling discrete simulation and VR systems. Existing techniques of synchronization are examined for their suitability for coupling and a method of synchronization based on self-adapting buffer sizes is described.

Keywords

discrete event simulation; virtual reality; discrete simulation system coupling; parallel coupling; self-adapting buffer; synchronization; virtual reality system; virtual training center; Aerospace simulation; Analytical models; Computational modeling; Computer simulation; Hardware; Process design; Software systems; Virtual environment; Virtual reality; Visualization;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Simulation Conference, 2005 Proceedings of the Winter

Print_ISBN

0-7803-9519-0

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/WSC.2005.1574473

Filename

1574473