The application of immersive virtual reality for layout planning of manufacturing cells

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

Volumn 213, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 87-91

  Korves, B ^a   Loftus, M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BIRMINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Human computer interaction; Immersive virtual reality; Manufacturing cells

Indexed keywords

GRAPHICAL USER INTERFACES; HUMAN COMPUTER INTERACTION; PLANT LAYOUT; THREE DIMENSIONAL COMPUTER GRAPHICS; VIRTUAL REALITY;

IMMERSIVE VIRTUAL REALITY;

CELLULAR MANUFACTURING;

EID: 0032624090     PISSN: 09544054     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1243/0954405991516688     Document Type: Article

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