Enabling smooth and scalable dynamic 3D visualization of discrete-event construction simulations

Kamat, V.R.; Martínez, Julio C.

doi:10.1109/wsc.2001.977481

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“…This assumption is rarely verified in practice. To validate the consistency of the simulation model with reality, visualization techniques are commonly used in practice for validation of simulation results by comparing them to past shop-floor data [14]. The shape of interarrival time distributions has already been investigated and reproduced using discrete-event simulation [36].…”

Section: Methods For Interarrival Time Predictionmentioning

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Transition of interarrival time patterns between automated and manual configurations of assembly systems

ElMaraghy

Manns

2007

Journal of Manufacturing Systems

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Transition of interarrival time patterns between automated and manual configurations of assembly systems

ElMaraghy

Manns

2007

Journal of Manufacturing Systems

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“…The objective of this study is to evaluate the extent to which airside airport operations can be accurately modeled, simulated and animated using general-purpose simulation modeling and visualization tools that have been successfully used for construction operations planning and design [3,[5][6][7][8][9]. As a first step, this research investigates airport operations and adopts Detroit Metropolitan Airport (DTW) as a case study.…”

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Evaluation of General-Purpose Construction Simulation and Visualization tools for Modeling and Animating AirSide Airport Operations

2007

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This paper illustrates how simulation modeling and visualization can be of substantial help in studying airside airport operations, and can greatly contribute in planning and designing construction operations at airports in a way that has the least impact on airside operations. The characteristic that distinguishes the current work is the capability to model and animate airside airport operations with high fidelity using general purpose discrete event simulation and visualization tools typically used to model and animate construction operations. The focus of the presented work is on evaluating the capabilities of state-of-the-art construction simulation and visualization tools in being able to accurately model and animate airside airport operations. The paper presents the simulation model and 3D animation of the airside operations at Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County Airport (DTW) in Romulus, Michigan. It also presents simultaneous modeling and visualization of operations in two different domains (i.e. airside operations and construction). The solution to the problem is described in detail using a simulation model developed in STROBOSCOPE and a 3D animation created using VITASCOPE. The obtained results highlight and prove that general-purpose tools, even if originally designed for specific domains, can be effective in studying operations involving the interaction of entities in multiple domains such as construction and airport operations.

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“…machines), temporary structures, and other resources (Kamat and Martinez 2001). The results are smooth, continuous 3D animations of simulated construction operations that not only describe what is built where and when, but also convey who builds what and how they build it.…”

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confidence: 99%

“…This is accomplished using the Dynamic Construction Visualizer (DCV) (Kamat and Martinez 2001). Using CAD models of the site, the tower crane, and each unique steel cross-section (not individual shapes), the DCV can recreate the entire frame erection operation in a 3D virtual world.…”

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Comparison of simulation-driven construction operations visualization and 4D CAD

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Martínez²

Proceedings of the Winter Simulation Conference

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Several recent research efforts in visualizing construction are rooted in scheduling. They involve linking activitybased construction schedules and 3D CAD models of facilities to describe discretely-evolving construction "product" visualizations called 4D CAD. The focus is on communicating what component(s) are built where and when. The construction processes or operations actually involved in building them are usually implied. Ongoing research at Virginia Tech focuses on designing automated, simulationdriven methods to visualize, in addition to evolving construction products, the operations and processes that are performed in building them. In addition to what is built where and when, the effort is concerned with visualizing who builds it and how by depicting the interaction between involved machines, resources, and materials. This paper expounds the differences in concept, form, and content between 4D CAD and dynamic 3D visualization of operations simulations. An example of a structural steel framing operation is presented to elucidate the comparison.

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Enabling smooth and scalable dynamic 3D visualization of discrete-event construction simulations

Cited by 9 publications

References 9 publications

Transition of interarrival time patterns between automated and manual configurations of assembly systems

Transition of interarrival time patterns between automated and manual configurations of assembly systems

Evaluation of General-Purpose Construction Simulation and Visualization tools for Modeling and Animating AirSide Airport Operations

Comparison of simulation-driven construction operations visualization and 4D CAD

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