Title :
Virtual collaborative design environments: a review, issues, some research, and the future
Author :
Bochenek, Grace M. ; Ragusa, James M.
Author_Institution :
U.S. Army Nat. Automotive Center, Warren, MI, USA
Abstract :
Innovative private and public sector organizations are now using virtual collaborative design environments (VCDEs) to develop new products and weapon systems as part of their technology management initiatives. This paper reviews several commercially available virtual technologies, operational and research issues, empirical testing results comparing a CAVE automatic virtual environment (CAVE) to a traditional concept design review, and identifies future needs
Keywords :
CAD; groupware; product development; research and development management; technology transfer; CAVE automatic virtual environment; R&D management; commercially available virtual technologies; new products; private sector organizations; public sector organizations; technology management initiatives; technology transfer; virtual collaborative design environments; weapon systems; Automotive engineering; Collaboration; Computational modeling; Costs; Product design; Technology management; US Department of Defense; Virtual environment; Virtual reality; Weapons;
Conference_Titel :
Management of Engineering and Technology, 2001. PICMET '01. Portland International Conference on
Conference_Location :
Portland, OR
Print_ISBN :
1-890843-06-7
DOI :
10.1109/PICMET.2001.952420
