Variable-speed object motion in 3d visualizations of discrete-event construction simulation models

Electronic Journal of Information Technology in Construction

Volumn 12, Issue , 2007, Pages 293-305

  Kamat, Vineet R ^a   Martinez, Julio C ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

^b PURDUE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Animation; Construction operations; Discrete event simulation; Validation; Verification

Indexed keywords

ANIMATION; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; MOTION ESTIMATION; TEMPORAL LOGIC; THREE DIMENSIONAL COMPUTER GRAPHICS; VELOCITY MEASUREMENT; VERIFICATION;

CONSTRUCTION OPERATIONS; MOTION COMPLETION; TEMPORAL CONTROL; VALIDATION;

DISCRETE EVENT SIMULATION;

EID: 34147167492     PISSN: 14036835     EISSN: 14006529     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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