Virtual reality as a tool for verification of assembly and maintenance processes

Computers and Graphics (Pergamon)

Volumn 23, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 389-403

  Gomes De Sá, Antonino ^a   Zachmann, Gabriel ^b  

^a BMW AG   (Germany)

^b FRAUNHOFER IGD   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER AIDED DESIGN; RAPID PROTOTYPING;

VIRTUAL PROTOTYPING;

VIRTUAL REALITY;

EID: 0344719184     PISSN: 00978493     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0097-8493(99)00047-3     Document Type: Article

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