Author Affiliation

Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, Old Dominion University

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

DOI

10.25776/tjkf-ay95

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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.