With design teams becoming more distributed, the sharing and interpreting of complex data about design concepts/prototypes and environments have become increasingly challenging. The size and quality of data that can be captured and shared directly affects the ability of receivers of that data to collaborate and provide meaningful feedback. To mitigate these challenges, the authors of this work propose the real-time translation of physical objects into an immersive virtual reality environment using readily available red, green, blue, and depth (RGB-D) sensing systems and standard networking connections. The emergence of commercial, off-the-shelf RGB-D sensing systems, such as the Microsoft Kinect, has enabled the rapid three-dimensional (3D) reconstruction of physical environments. The authors present a method that employs 3D mesh reconstruction algorithms and real-time rendering techniques to capture physical objects in the real world and represent their 3D reconstruction in an immersive virtual reality environment with which the user can then interact. Providing these features allows distributed design teams to share and interpret complex 3D data in a natural manner. The method reduces the processing requirements of the data capture system while enabling it to be portable. The method also provides an immersive environment in which designers can view and interpret the data remotely. A case study involving a commodity RGB-D sensor and multiple computers connected through standard TCP internet connections is presented to demonstrate the viability of the proposed method.
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Immersive Distributed Design Through Real-Time Capture, Translation, and Rendering of Three-Dimensional Mesh Data1
Kevin Lesniak,
Kevin Lesniak
Computer Science and Engineering,
The Pennsylvania State University,
University Park, PA 16802
e-mail: kal5544@psu.edu
The Pennsylvania State University,
University Park, PA 16802
e-mail: kal5544@psu.edu
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Janis Terpenny,
Janis Terpenny
Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering,
The Pennsylvania State University,
University Park, PA 16802
e-mail: jpt5311@engr.psu.edu
The Pennsylvania State University,
University Park, PA 16802
e-mail: jpt5311@engr.psu.edu
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Conrad S. Tucker,
Conrad S. Tucker
Engineering Design,
Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering,
The Pennsylvania State University,
University Park, PA 16802
e-mail: ctucker4@psu.edu
Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering,
The Pennsylvania State University,
University Park, PA 16802
e-mail: ctucker4@psu.edu
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Sven G. Bilén
Sven G. Bilén
Engineering Design,
Electrical Engineering,
The Pennsylvania State University,
University Park, PA 16802
e-mail: sbilen@psu.edu
Electrical Engineering,
The Pennsylvania State University,
University Park, PA 16802
e-mail: sbilen@psu.edu
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Kevin Lesniak
Computer Science and Engineering,
The Pennsylvania State University,
University Park, PA 16802
e-mail: kal5544@psu.edu
The Pennsylvania State University,
University Park, PA 16802
e-mail: kal5544@psu.edu
Janis Terpenny
Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering,
The Pennsylvania State University,
University Park, PA 16802
e-mail: jpt5311@engr.psu.edu
The Pennsylvania State University,
University Park, PA 16802
e-mail: jpt5311@engr.psu.edu
Conrad S. Tucker
Engineering Design,
Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering,
The Pennsylvania State University,
University Park, PA 16802
e-mail: ctucker4@psu.edu
Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering,
The Pennsylvania State University,
University Park, PA 16802
e-mail: ctucker4@psu.edu
Chimay Anumba
Sven G. Bilén
Engineering Design,
Electrical Engineering,
The Pennsylvania State University,
University Park, PA 16802
e-mail: sbilen@psu.edu
Electrical Engineering,
The Pennsylvania State University,
University Park, PA 16802
e-mail: sbilen@psu.edu
Contributed by the Computers and Information Division of ASME for publication in the JOURNAL OF COMPUTING AND INFORMATION SCIENCE IN ENGINEERING. Manuscript received September 15, 2016; final manuscript received October 10, 2016; published online February 16, 2017. Editor: Bahram Ravani.
J. Comput. Inf. Sci. Eng. Sep 2017, 17(3): 031010 (9 pages)
Published Online: February 16, 2017
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September 15, 2016
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October 10, 2016
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Lesniak, K., Terpenny, J., Tucker, C. S., Anumba, C., and Bilén, S. G. (February 16, 2017). "Immersive Distributed Design Through Real-Time Capture, Translation, and Rendering of Three-Dimensional Mesh Data." ASME. J. Comput. Inf. Sci. Eng. September 2017; 17(3): 031010. https://doi.org/10.1115/1.4035001
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