VREM: An advanced virtual environment for micro assembly

International Journal of Advanced Manufacturing Technology

Volumn 72, Issue 1-4, 2014, Pages 47-56

  Cecil, J ^a   Jones, James ^b  

^a Oklahoma State University   (United States)

^b SANDIA NATIONAL LABORATORIES   (United States)

Author keywords

Cyber frameworks; Micro assembly; Virtual reality environments

Indexed keywords

INTEGRATED CONTROL; VIRTUAL REALITY;

COLLABORATIVE MANUFACTURING; CYBER FRAMEWORKS; INTEGRATED APPROACH; MICRO ASSEMBLY; PHYSICAL ASSEMBLIES; PHYSICAL RESOURCES; VIRTUAL-REALITY ENVIRONMENT;

MICROMACHINING;

EID: 84903269242     PISSN: 02683768     EISSN: 14333015     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00170-014-5618-9     Document Type: Article

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