The functional requirements of the desired manufacturing task will drive the selection of the physical configuration of modules. A virtual environment and intelligent design methodology is being developed to automate the configuration task. By seamlessly integrating product design, modelling, simulation, and virtual testing, Virtual Manufacturing allows faster and more accurate response to changing market demands. The Modelling and Visualisation group is playing an important role in bringing Virtual Manufacturing to reality. Working with others, the group develops tools and methods relating to the simulation and visualisation aspects of Virtual Manufacturing.
Interactive tools allow the simulation of manufacturing in geographically distributed environments.
These tools allow a company to take a part or assembly and perform an analysis on its performance and visualise the results. Visualisation in Distributed Environments Project Companies have an increasing need to collaborate on complex information over large geographic areas. Design and analysis information needs to be reviewable across a wide range of environments in different locations using different hardware. The focus of this research is to create simulations in a distributed virtual environment that allows geographically separated humans to build and work with digital prototypes in a truly interactive fashion. Pulsed Laser Deposition.