Virtual X-ray imaging techniques in an immersive casting simulation environment

Nuclear Instruments and Methods in Physics Research, Section B: Beam Interactions with Materials and Atoms

Volumn 262, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 143-152

  Li, Ning ^a   Kim, Sung Hee ^a   Suh, Ji Hyun ^a   Cho, Sang Hyun ^b   Choi, Jung Gil ^b   Kim, Myoung Hee ^a  

^a Ewha Womans University   (South Korea)

^b Korea Institute of Industrial Technology   (South Korea)

Author keywords

CAD CAE CAM; Casting simulation; Ray tracing; Virtual reality; X ray imaging

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER AIDED DESIGN; COMPUTER AIDED ENGINEERING; COMPUTER AIDED MANUFACTURING; RAY TRACING; VIRTUAL REALITY; X RAY RADIOGRAPHY;

CASTING SIMULATION; X RAY IMAGING;

CODES (SYMBOLS);

EID: 34447134161     PISSN: 0168583X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.nimb.2007.04.262     Document Type: Article

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