Project Team
Students
Sidney Hopson
Computer Science
Penn State Behrend
Faculty Mentors
Hui Yang
Penn State University Park
Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering
Faisal Aqlan
Penn State Behrend
Industrial Engineering
Project
https://sites.psu.edu/mcreu/files/formidable/2/Research-Poster_MCREU_UnrealCarFactory-1.pdf
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Project Abstract
In the engineering world, students often lack real-world experience and training they receive before beginning their careers. With the advancement of virtual reality (VR), students can experience a real-life simulation without the involved risks and costs. Although VR has fueled increasing interests in educational applications, engineering has not realized the full potential of this extremely helpful tool. In this work, we develop a VR simulation of a car manufacturing plant that involves four unique manufacturing processes (e.g., welding, fastening, 3D printing, and painting) as well as the use of heavy machinery. The VR factory includes both manual and automated manufacturing processes as well as production planning tasks, which provides an effective platform to teach manufacturing to undergraduate engineering students. Based on an exemplary product (i.e., virtual car) and production model, participants learn how to apply the different manufacturing processes and factory planning methods. Data collection and statistical analyses will be conducted. Further extension of VR factory towards remote collaboration is proposed and discussed.
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