Date of Award

Spring 2002

Document Type

Thesis

Degree Name

Master of Science (MS)

Department

Electrical & Computer Engineering

Program/Concentration

Electrical Engineering

Committee Director

Roland R. Mielke

Committee Member

James F. Leathrum, Jr.

Committee Member

Lee A. Belfore II

Call Number for Print

Special Collections LD4331.E55 K86 2002

Abstract

Three-dimensional visualization provides simulation users with imagery that is closely related to their direct human experience. 3D visualization of simulations therefore has several advantages: it assists the developer in verifying and debugging the simulation; it often aids the analyst in gaining a better understanding of system performance; and it is especially important in explaining simulation results to the customer. This work presents a method of associating 3D visualizations to discrete event simulations for process simulations. A software system called 3DGen is developed that automates the process of generating a 3D visualization for a discrete event simulation. The 3DGen system is described using the object modeling language UML. The 3DGen system is developed as a COM component to generate VRML worlds for discrete event simulation. The 3D visualization generation methodology is then applied to develop the 3D visualization of a warehouse model built in the discrete event simulation tool for process simulations Arena.

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DOI

10.25777/w7kh-3937

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