Computational Support for Interactive Cable Harness Routing and Design

Conru, Andrew B.; Cutkosky, Mark R.

doi:10.1115/detc1993-0345

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“…Working in the early 1990 s investigators in the US set out to automate the choice of a cable harness route (Conru and Cutkosky, 1993) in a system for use as a review tool after the equipment has been designed. It was not envisaged that this system would involve any form of interactive ability.…”

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An innovative approach to facilities management in the workplace design brief

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Purpose -The purpose of this paper is to provide an overview of the potential use of virtual reality systems in facilities management design solutions. Design/methodology/approach -The approach focuses on the human designer and acknowledges the importance of human input to the design process. The development of a metaphor-based VR system is reported along with initial field trials, which compare VR with conventional CAD systems. Findings -In the context of facilities management solutions advantages of using VR over CAD are shown and discussed along with strengths, weaknesses and future work.Research limitations/implications -The literature reviewed is not exhaustive. Many concepts are mentioned and referenced but not explained fully due to space constraints. The research suggests the future use of VR systems in FM solutions. Practical implications -This paper discusses immersive virtual reality (VR) in support of building design tasks as an innovative tool, enabling more effective facilities management input at the building design phase. Originality/value -The paper is based on original research. The paper explains and reviews the uses and potential uses of VR systems.

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“…Conru and Cutkosky [14] report that they have incorporated into Park et al's First-Link system of a set of algorithms that attempt to automate cable routing in a three-dimensional environment. This is done by minimizing a cost function that looks at variants on an initial, given routing.…”

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The design and planning of cable harness assemblies

Ritchie

Simmons

2000

Proceedings of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers, Part B:

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Bundles of cables known as harnesses are an essential and costly but often overlooked feature of electromechanical systems. This paper describes the problems and diculties associated with cable harness design and planning and reviews published material on the subject. A case study approach involving a number of advanced manufacturing organizations was used to con®rm current industrial practice. Cable harness design and planning is revealed to comprise a sequential, iterative set of lengthy activities carried out late in the overall product development cycle. It was found that there has been little attempt to integrate any of the core activities involved. The paper concludes with a proposal for a new concurrent engineering approach to cable harness design that makes use of an immersive virtual environment within which stages in the process can be addressed.

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“…In comparison with the assembling of the rigid parts, the assembly of the soft cables is a more difficult process, involving a greater consumption of human resources, time and money, moreover it has more influence on the quality and accuracy of the final product assembly. According to statistical data from the GE company (Conru and Cutkosky, 1993), in half of the cases involving the failure of aircraft engines during flight, this is attributable to pipelines and cables. The US Navy (Zhu and Latombe, 1991) also discovered that on average 180 man‐hours per year are spent troubleshooting and repairing soft cables and wires.…”

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A review of virtual reality and haptics for product assembly: from rigid parts to soft cables

Xia

Lopes

Restivo

2013

Assembly Automation

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PurposeThe use of virtual reality for product assembly has been studied for more than 20 years; however its practical application in industry is still very much in its infancy. Haptics is a new and important interaction method for virtual reality, and currently constitutes a strong and growing research area; however despite this, its application in industry still remains virtually unknown. This paper seeks to address this issue.Design/methodology/approachThis paper presents a comprehensive survey of the topics of virtual reality and haptics for product assembly, from rigid parts to soft cables, and investigates some new ideas and recent advances in the area. The survey work has been divided into two parts: addressing rigid parts and soft cables. The main focus of part two, the present work, concentrates on virtual reality and haptics for soft cable design and assembly.FindingsIn the first instance, the main research groups and typical systems are investigated, followed by extensive exploration of the major research issues. The latter can be reviewed from three perspectives: geometry modelling, physical modelling and haptics interaction. Finally, the barriers that prevent successful application of virtual assembly are also discussed, and the future research directions are summarized.Originality/valueThis paper presents a comprehensive survey of the topics of virtual reality and haptics for product assembly, from rigid parts to soft cables, and investigates some new ideas and recent advances in the area.

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Computational Support for Interactive Cable Harness Routing and Design

Cited by 24 publications

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An innovative approach to facilities management in the workplace design brief

An innovative approach to facilities management in the workplace design brief

The design and planning of cable harness assemblies

A review of virtual reality and haptics for product assembly: from rigid parts to soft cables

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