Portal Crane Virtual Assembly System Based on Virtools

Abstract:

Portal Crane with its large parts is inconvenient to achieve physical prototype assembly in design process because of its large span and high precision space assembly needs. Considering virtual assembly system can provide designers with specific modules library, person interactive experience and reliable assembly simulation, this paper modularized the MQ4025 Portal crane based on analysis of assembly needs, and accomplished corresponding modules modeling by Solidworks, developed a virtual assembly platform by Virtools, realized collision simulation between components and parts by Collision Detection Building Blocks in Virtools, performed a virtual assembly experiment on the platform. Result shows that the platform completes Portal Crane assembly in a shorter time than physical prototype assembly, and it completes the assembly simulation faster than other CAD software by invoking compositive modules library of Portal crane.

• Periodical: Advanced Materials Research (Volumes 694-697)
• Pages: 2423-2427
• DOI: https://doi.org/10.4028/www.scientific.net/AMR.694-697.2423
• Online since: May 2013
• Authors: Ming An Ni, Yu Ying Tan
• Keywords: Modularize, Portal Crane, Virtools, Virtual Assembly

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