A distributed Approach for Access and Visibility Task with a Manikin and a Robot in a Virtual Reality Environment

TL;DR

This paper introduces a multi-agent system combined with digital mock-up technology to optimize path planning for manikins and robots in virtual reality, considering ergonomic and mechanical constraints, with real-time human operator integration.

Contribution

It presents a novel multi-agent approach that incorporates human input for improved access and visibility task planning in virtual environments.

Findings

Validated solutions through digital mock-up simulations

Effective integration of human operator in real-time optimization

Applicable to maintenance and assembly task simulation

Abstract

This paper presents a new method, based on a multi-agent system and on a digital mock-up technology, to assess an efficient path planner for a manikin or a robot for access and visibility task taking into account ergonomic constraints or joint and mechanical limits. In order to solve this problem, the human operator is integrated in the process optimization to contribute to a global perception of the environment. This operator cooperates, in real-time, with several automatic local elementary agents. The result of this work validates solutions through the digital mock-up; it can be applied to simulate maintenability and mountability tasks.