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Collaborative Virtual Reality Decision Tool for Planning Industrial Shop Floor Layouts

Year: 2019

Type: article

Abstract: This paper presents a methodology and the associated tool for enhancing decision making in shop floor layout using collaborative virtual reality, associated to real-time performance indicators in Industry 4.0. It first describes the collaborative architecture of the application. Subsequently, application features like: visualization at scale one (machines, industrial environment’s top view, product flow path), 3D model interaction (setting layout), physical process flow evaluation (spaghetti diagrams, Key Performance Indicators-KPI), testing multiple configurations (via save and load). Finally, paper illustrates possible usages and benefits of how VR tool helps improve ergonomics and safety; helps reduce deliberation time and bottlenecks through machine spatial footprint, visualization, scale one experience and referring KPIs.

Source: Procedia CIRP

DOI: 10.1016/j.procir.2019.04.016

Authors: Vincent Havard, Anirudh Trigunayat, Killian Richard, David Baudry

Institution: Centre d'Etudes Superieures Industrielles

Language: English

Topic: Advanced Manufacturing and Logistics Optimization

Subfield: Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering

Field: Engineering

Domain: Physical Sciences

SDG: Industry, innovation and infrastructure

Open Access status: diamond

Funder: Région Normandie