Virtual Machining Lab for Knowledge Learning and Skills Training

Computer Applications in Engineering Education

Volumn 6, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 89-97

  Fang, X Daniel ^a,c,d,e,f   Luo, S ^a,d,g   Lee, N J ^a,f   Jin, F ^b,f,h  

^a Iowa State University of Science and Technology   (United States)

^b Rimtec Corporation   (United States)

^c TSINGHUA UNIVERSITY   (China)

^d UNIVERSITY OF WOLLONGONG   (Australia)

^e UNIVERSITY OF KENTUCKY   (United States)

^f IOWA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^g TIANJIN UNIVERSITY   (China)

^h BEIJING UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (China)

Author keywords

Machining; Manufacturing education; Virtual reality

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER AIDED INSTRUCTION; ENGINEERING EDUCATION; INTERACTIVE COMPUTER SYSTEMS; LABORATORIES; LEARNING SYSTEMS; MACHINING;

MANUFACTURING ENGINEERING EDUCATION;

VIRTUAL REALITY;

EID: 0031674505     PISSN: 10613773     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/(SICI)1099-0542(1998)6:2<89::AID-CAE4>3.0.CO;2-W     Document Type: Article

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