ViMeLa Project: an Innovative Concept for Teaching Students in Mechatronics Using Virtual Reality

Petkovska, Lidija; Cvetkovski, Goga; Digalovski, Mihail; Celeska, Maja; Kamińska, Dorota; Wiak, Sławomir; Firych‐Nowacka, Anna; Lefik, M.; Zwoliński, Grzegorz; Sapiński, Tomasz; Barba, Paolo Di; Mognaschi, Maria Evelina; Rezaei, Najmeh; Haamer, Rain Eric; Anbarjafari, Gholamreza

doi:10.18690/978-961-286-241-1.18

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“…To ease the process of creating virtual models of existing machinery, the authors presented a new method of acquiring a 3D model based on image scanning [81]. Also, the authors presented Virtual Mechatronics Laboratory (ViMeLa) in [36]. The goal of this project is to enrich study programs by implementing a VR-based tool for teaching and learning mechatronics in higher education institutions.…”

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“…Thus, their replicates in the form of 3D models with identical physical properties transferred to VR technology may be applied mainly in developing communities and countries around the world. VR environment allows educators to conduct learning activities which are difficult to implement during regular laboratory lessons [36]. What follows is an overview of the big trend, opportunities and concerns associated with VR technology in education.…”

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Virtual Reality and Its Applications in Education: Survey

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In the education process, students face problems with understanding due to the complexity, necessity of abstract thinking and concepts. More and more educational centres around the world have started to introduce powerful new technology-based tools that help meet the needs of the diverse student population. Over the last several years, virtual reality (VR) has moved from being the purview of gaming to professional development. It plays an important role in teaching process, providing an interesting and engaging way of acquiring information. What follows is an overview of the big trend, opportunities and concerns associated with VR in education. We present new opportunities in VR and put together the most interesting, recent virtual reality applications used in education in relation to several education areas such as general, engineering and health-related education. Additionally, this survey contributes by presenting methods for creating scenarios and different approaches for testing and validation. Lastly, we conclude and discuss future directions of VR and its potential to improve the learning experience.Information 2019, 10, 318 2 of 20 must be carried out under supervision; therefore, students cannot self-configure lab equipment, experience states of emergency or effects of misconfiguration which may lead to equipment damage. Moreover, there is no possibility to practice and catch up outside the laboratory schedule. Currently, the solutions are modern technologies such as online courses [8,9], blended learning [10-13], different computer-based platforms [14-18] and many others, which allow the students to repeat several times the same topic, make mistakes and learn from them. Numerous examples of hardware and software which have been successful in educational processes indicate that edtech industry can improve learning outcomes for the majority of students [19]. More and more educational centres around the world are starting to introduce powerful new technology tools that help them to meet the needs of diverse student populations. Traditional books are being replaced by digital instructional content (especially from open educational resources) [20]. Notebooks, tablets or cell phones with dedicated application have replaced classical copybooks [21]. Distance [22] and personalised learning [23] are used to tailor education to each student's academic strengths, weaknesses, preferences and goals.It is well known that the use of information and communication technologies have been found to improve student attitudes towards learning [24][25][26][27]. It is a rapidly growing field of research, continually developing and looking for new technological solutions. Over the last several years, Virtual Reality (VR), which provides an interactive computer-generated environment, has moved from being the purview of the gaming to the professional development such as military, psychology, medicine and teaching applications.In 1987, Jaron Lanier, together with Steve Bryson, formulated the first definition of VR, which they desc...

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“…A Digital Twin maps a physical object or process with a digital environment that enables simulation, education [11][12][13], prediction, and optimization [8,14] and helps in product design and simulating manufacturing systems [15][16][17][18], and processes [19]. Robotic applications [20] are the specific area of the Digital Twin domain, focusing on the ease of programming.…”

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Digital Twin for FANUC Robots: Industrial Robot Programming and Simulation Using Virtual Reality

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A Digital Twin is the concept of creating a digital replica of physical models (such as a robot). This is similar to establishing a simulation using a robot operating system (ROS) or other industrial-owned platforms to simulate robot operations and sending the details to the robot controller. In this paper, we propose a Digital Twin model that assists in the online/remote programming of a robotic cell by creating a 3D digital environment of a real-world configuration. Our Digital Twin model consists of two components, (1) a physical model: FANUC robot (M-10iA/12), and (2) a digital model: Unity (a gaming platform) that comes with specialized plugins for virtual and augmented reality devices. One of the main challenges in the existing approach of robot programming is writing and modifying code for a robot trajectory that is eased in our framework using a Digital Twin. Using a Digital Twin setup along with Virtual Reality, we observe the trajectory replication between digital and physical robots. The simulation analysis provided a latency of approximately 40 ms with an error range of −0.28 to 0.28∘ across the robot joint movements in a simulation environment and −0.3 to 0.3∘ across the actual robot joint movements. Therefore, we can conclude that our developed model is suitable for industrial applications.

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