Interdisciplinary Product Development - Virtual Reality Application in FMEA

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Toni Eiselt
Holger Zickner
Juliane Schuldt
Sophie Gröger
Dieter Weidlich

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.37266/ISER.2013v1i1.pp59-67

Abstract

In applying quality management (QM) methods, as for instance the Failure Mode and Effects Analysis (FMEA) in the field of complex mechatronic systems, it is necessary to visually illustrate the system to be examined to all members of the interdisciplinary team. Using Virtual Reality (VR) in combination with QM methods creates conditions that help the team to improve the application of QM methods considerably. VR is particularly suitable to visualize complex mechanical systems due to its realistic three-dimensional presentation of single components, assemblies, and complete systems in combination with the interaction in all six degrees of freedom. The present article presents goals and results of a research project at Chemnitz University of Technology. One result is that all members of the interdisciplinary team easily gain insight into the stage of development when FMEA is supported by Virtual Reality.
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