DESIGNING IMMERSIVE EXPERIENCES IN VIRTUAL REALITY FOR TRAINING AND WORKING WITH DIGITAL ARTIFACTS IN DESIGN FOR ADDITIVE MANUFACTURING PROCESSES

Jayant Mathur, Scarlett R. Miller, Timothy W. Simpson, Nicholas A. Meisel

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Abstract

Adopting additive manufacturing (AM) in product design is a challenge for organizations due to a shortage of skilled designers who can effectively use AM to address emerging engineering problems. The development of institutional talent in AM and design for AM (DfAM) is crucial for organizations looking to leverage AM capabilities. Therefore, designers need meaningful active experiences that highlight the advantages and limitations of AM technologies to enable informed artifact generation during the design process. However, limited access to active in-person learning experiences with industrial AM systems and knowledge to support the design of AM artifacts is a major hurdle to AM talent development. Digital modalities of AM education, such as computer-aided (CAx) and virtual reality (VR) tools, can therefore increase access to experiential learning to cultivate DfAM intuition. There is a gap in the literature, however, that investigates and compares immersive and non-immersive modalities in AM and studies their effectiveness in training and artifact generation. Additionally, there is a scarcity of information on the design process behind creating immersive experiences that can support these research endeavors. It is essential to investigate design guidelines and heuristics for creating immersive experiences that are meaningful and effective for AM and DfAM training. This research is thus motivated to explore the design and application of immersive and non-immersive digital modalities in AM and DfAM. The presented work here investigates the design of immersive VR user experiences for this purpose with support from the literature and findings in previously published work.

Original languageEnglish (US)
Title of host publication20th International Conference on Design Education (DEC)
PublisherAmerican Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME)
ISBN (Electronic)9780791887325
DOIs
StatePublished - 2023
EventASME 2023 International Design Engineering Technical Conferences and Computers and Information in Engineering Conference, IDETC-CIE 2023 - Boston, United States
Duration: Aug 20 2023Aug 23 2023

Publication series

NameProceedings of the ASME Design Engineering Technical Conference
Volume4

Conference

ConferenceASME 2023 International Design Engineering Technical Conferences and Computers and Information in Engineering Conference, IDETC-CIE 2023
Country/TerritoryUnited States
CityBoston
Period8/20/238/23/23

All Science Journal Classification (ASJC) codes

  • Mechanical Engineering
  • Computer Graphics and Computer-Aided Design
  • Computer Science Applications
  • Modeling and Simulation

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