Wen Ye
Judy M. Vance
Iowa Center for Emerging Manufacturing Technology
Iowa State University
Ames, IA 50011
1997 Simulation MultiConference, The Society of Computer Simulation, Atlanta, GA, April 6-10, 1997, pp. 325-330.
Abstract
This paper presents the results of a project where the purpose was to develop an interactive virtual environment for the simulation of contact-impact problems. One key aspect of this project is to include the ability for the designer to interact with the design in real time and examine the changing analysis results in a simulated three-dimensional virtual environment. Two problems are used as examples and a virtual environment for contact-impact problems was developed and evaluated. Through the use of sensitivity methods, the designer has the ability to change certain design parameters and immediately view the resultant changes on the analysis results.
An image showing a virtual hand throwing a ball at a plate and an image showing a simulation of an aircraft seat during crash landing are shown.
