The assembly of virtual Arrick Robot in web based robotic lab

Virtual reality (VR) is a technology which is often regarded as a natural extension to 3D computer graphics with advanced input and output devices. One of the benefits that education reaps from VR is the ability to visualize, simulate and interact with virtual objects. This ability allows the student to have the trial and error session before practicing it on real things. The integration of this new technology with software systems for education, design and manufacturing will provide a new boost to the field of computer-aided design. One aspect of design and manufacturing which may be significantly affected by VR is design for assembly. The development of a realistic virtual assembly environment is challenging because of the complexity of the physical processes and the limitation of available VR technology. Many research activities in this domain primarily focused on particular aspects of the assembly task such as the feasibility of assembly operations in terms of interference between the manipulated parts. The virtual assembly environment proposed in this research is on mechanical part assembly of Arrick Robot.