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Virtual humans for validating maintenance procedures

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Norman I. Badler,

Charles A. Erignac,

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Communications of the ACM, Volume 45, Issue 7

Pages 56 - 63

https://doi.org/10.1145/514236.514264

Published: 01 July 2002 Publication History

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They can be sent to check the human aspects of complex physical systems by simulating assembly, repair, and maintenance tasks in a 3D virtual environment.

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Virtual humans for validating maintenance procedures
1. Applied computing
  1. Physical sciences and engineering
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2. Computing methodologies
  1. Computer graphics
    1. Graphics systems and interfaces
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How the virtual inspires the real

July 2002

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DOI:10.1145/514236

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