The Modeling and Locating Technology of Assembly\Disassembly Tools in Virtual Environment

Abstract:

This paper presents a feasible approach for modeling and locating of assembly\disassembly tools in the virtual scene: First, a novel point-vector model for tool is presented by means of abstracting the locating constraints of tools; Then, the mapping relationship for locating constraints between tools and parts is detailed; Finally, the best matching constraints algorithm is proposed on basis of point-vector model, which can calculate the locating constraints to the triangle model of part in real time. The proposed method has been integrated in the virtual assembly system to solve practical assembly problems.

• Periodical: Applied Mechanics and Materials (Volume 483)
• Pages: 229-233
• DOI: https://doi.org/10.4028/www.scientific.net/AMM.483.229
• Online since: December 2013
• Authors: Yi Liu*, Shi Qi Li, Jun Feng Wang
• Keywords: Assembly/Disassembly Tools, Best Matching Constraints Algorithm, Point-Vector Model, Virtual Reality (VR)

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