As CAD models continue to become more critical information sources in the product's
lifecycle, it is necessary to develop efficient mechanisms to store, retrieve, and manage …

In this article we present a theoretical framework and some models for assisting the
conception of tactile communication devices. In order to propose relevant concepts and …

This papers starts with some mysterious contribution by Michel Foucault (1967) about
heterotopias as special epistemological sites. With a recent case-study–an immersive virtual …

This chapter presents a literature review of R&D area, particularly computer supported
collaborative design (CSCD) technologies, systems, and applications. Research challenges …

This study investigates the application of collaborative visual annotations in online
discussion forums to foster knowledge exchange for the ideation of new products and …

This article describes the concept of knowledge integration in a 3D collaborative virtual
environment. This concept characterizes collaborative design in terms of two models …

This paper presents a virtual reality system in order to train operators on a complex machine
for tire production. Physical benches are used to train the user on specific gestures, while a …

The question addressed in this paper is the creation of new interactions between
representations of physical objects (digital mock up) and subjective data such as …

Current collaborative shape modeling techniques could not utilize all our senses to achieve
maximum immersion. Visual rendering alone is unable to convey object properties other …

In the automotive industry an integrated set of manufacturing engineering activities lie on the
critical path of the Vehicle Development Process (VDP). After the product integration design …