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VR in aerospace
The document discusses the application of virtual reality (VR) in the aerospace industry, highlighting its capabilities in improving design processes, stakeholder engagement, and product accuracy. Key advantages of VR include early detection of design errors, enhanced communication among non-engineers, and opportunities for innovative prototyping and training. Overall, VR is presented as a powerful tool that offers significant return on investment throughout the design cycle, from conception to marketing.
VR in aerospace
- 1. @SebKuntz @Improov_VR VR in Aerospace Sébastien‘Cb’ Kuntz Improov / MiddleVR Founder & CEO SebK@improovr.com http://www.improovr.com
- 2. • MiddleVR: Frenchcompany • Virtual reality for professionals • Offices in Paris & Shanghai • Founded in 2012 • VR content creation professional services • MiddleVR for Unity: Unity plugin to create VR apps • Improov3: Teleconferencing for CAD teams
- 3. Use virtuality to improvereality !
- 4. Presence in avirtual world = Be somewhere else
- 5. Virtual reality Be somewhereelse *WITH* somebody else
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- 8. Design main issues •Budget overruns • Time overruns • Product does not match client expectations
- 9. Causes • Too manylate / on-site modifications • Because design errors detected too late • Major causes • Hard to detect design errors on 2D screen • Client not engaged during the design process
- 10. Root cause: Visualization • Engineerscan fail to see a design error on a 2D screen • Difficult perception of distances, volumes, scale, interactions between pieces • Difficult to understand a complex design • Difficult to imagine usage • Brain naturally works in 3D
- 11. Root cause: Communication • Communicationwith non-engineers will be very difficult • Stakeholders, partners, suppliers, clients, marketing, sales • Normal people do not understand plans or 3D projections on 2D screens • Complex to explain design intent • Complex to get feedback
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- 16. • Break screenbarrier • Life-size model • “Natural” perception of • Distances, volumes, scale • Interactions between pieces • Identify conception errors early • Natural interactions Virtual prototype
- 17. • Available immediately •Can be updated in real time • Faster iterations • Test crazy ideas • No limit in size • Part, vehicle, even factory! • Test usage, ergonomy Virtual prototype (c) Dassault Aviation
- 18. Virtual prototype • Testusage, ergonomy (c) Dassault Aviation (c) Miele
- 19. • Natural communication •Natural way for humans to visualise, understand • Overcome language barrier • Overcome technical jargon Virtual prototype (c) http://www.aerospacemanufacturinganddesign.com/
- 20. • Engage: Stakeholders,partners, suppliers, clients, marketing, sales • Confront product with client sooner • Reach consensus faster • Take better decisions sooner • Get product that matches expectations Virtual prototype (c) Dassault Aviation
- 21. • Design reviewtools • = Magic powers • See through objects • Instantly modify parts • Geometry, appearance Virtual prototype
- 22. Scientific visualisation • Analyze bigdata intuitively • Natural interactions • Human brain is a pattern matching machine • Visualize • Physics simulations • Geology • Non-realistic rendering • Display tension, temperature etc. (c) University Utah
- 23. • Projects participantscan be far • Different city • Different country • Meeting in virtual space • Does not replace reality • But allows to meet more often • With advantages of virtual prototype VR Teleconferencing
- 24. • Results • Sharedunderstanding • Better decisions • Less design errors • Product matches expectations Virtual Prototype + VR Teleconferencing
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- 26. Manufacturing • Assembly lineergonomic assessment
- 27. Manufacturing • Assembly lineergonomic assessment
- 28. Manufacturing • Validate processes •Assembly • Accessibility • Maintenance (c) Ford
- 29. • Training • Practiceactual gestures • Repeat until master • Record, analyse, replay • Safe environment • Controlled scenarios Training video / photo ?
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- 31. Training • Particularly useful •If object/environment doesn’t exist yet • Maintenance on future assembly line, car… • If object/environment can’t be monopolised • Practice maintenance on combat aircraft • Practice rare/dangerous / expensive situations • High risk / high cost (c) Lockheed Martin CHIL
- 32. • Simplify reality •Show invisible effects • Display tension, stresses, temperature, audio, magnetic field, electric field, gas, IR, heat …. Training - Beyond Reality
- 33. Marketing • Virtual showroom •Show all variations • Change layout in realtime • Change colors, textures © Pilatus
- 35. • “Skype” forCAD • Collaborative design review • Import native CAD data • Catia V5 / V6 • Solid works • Siemens NX (JT) • STL, Step, Collada, FBX IFC • Powerful design review tools • Easy to setup / use http://www.improovr.com
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- 39. VR has agreat ROI during the whole design cycle • Design review • Maintenance / Assembly / Process • Layout • Ergonomic Assessment • Training • Marketing / sales
- 40. Thank you ! Questions? @SebKuntz @Improov_VRSebK@improovr.com http://www.improovr.com