The generation and practical use of plans for manual assembly using immersive virtual reality

Proceedings of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers, Part B: Journal of Engineering Manufacture

Volumn 213, Issue 5, 1999, Pages 461-474

  Ritchie, J M ^a   Dewar, R G ^a   Simmons, J E L ^a  

^a HERIOT WATT UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Assembly planning; Virtual environments; Virtual reality

Indexed keywords

EID: 0013266540     PISSN: 09544054     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1243/0954405991516930     Document Type: Article

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