Faculty Advisor/Mentor
Yuzhong Shen
Location
Virginia Modeling, Analysis and Simulation Center, Room 1201
Conference Title
Modeling, Simulation and Visualization Student Capstone Conference 2023
Conference Track
General Sciences & Engineering
Document Type
Paper
Abstract
Practical work guides for complex procedures are significant and highly affect the efficiency and accuracy of on-site users. This paper presents a technique to generate virtual work guides automatically for complex procedures. Firstly, the procedure information is extracted from the electronic manual in PDF format. And then, the extracted procedure steps are mapped to the virtual model parts in preparation for animation between adjacent steps. Next, smooth animations of the procedure are generated based on a 3D natural cubic spline curve to improve the spatial ability of the work guide. In addition, each step's annotation is automatically adjusted to improve the visual effect of the work guide. A troubleshooting procedure example of the M16A4 Rifle shows that the generated work guide is well instructive, which provides the interactive simulation of the procedure and process-based display of technical annotation.
Keywords:
Work guide, Virtual environment, Procedure animation, Procedure annotation
Start Date
4-20-2023
End Date
4-20-2023
Recommended Citation
Liu, Shan and Shen, Yuzhong, "Automatic Generation of Virtual Work Guide for Complex Procedures: A Case" (2023). Modeling, Simulation and Visualization Student Capstone Conference. 5.
https://digitalcommons.odu.edu/msvcapstone/2023/sciencesandengineering/5
DOI
10.25776/tjkf-ay95
Included in
Computer Engineering Commons, Computer Sciences Commons, Electrical and Computer Engineering Commons
Automatic Generation of Virtual Work Guide for Complex Procedures: A Case
Virginia Modeling, Analysis and Simulation Center, Room 1201
Practical work guides for complex procedures are significant and highly affect the efficiency and accuracy of on-site users. This paper presents a technique to generate virtual work guides automatically for complex procedures. Firstly, the procedure information is extracted from the electronic manual in PDF format. And then, the extracted procedure steps are mapped to the virtual model parts in preparation for animation between adjacent steps. Next, smooth animations of the procedure are generated based on a 3D natural cubic spline curve to improve the spatial ability of the work guide. In addition, each step's annotation is automatically adjusted to improve the visual effect of the work guide. A troubleshooting procedure example of the M16A4 Rifle shows that the generated work guide is well instructive, which provides the interactive simulation of the procedure and process-based display of technical annotation.