Architectural Design of a UCSD Engineering Building
Steve Cady, Thomas A. DeFanti, The Graphics, Visualization and Virtual Reality Laboratory (GRAVITY) and California Institute for Telecommunications and Information Technology (Calit2), University of California San Diego
January 1, 2013 - Ongoing

Participants walk through an architectural model of University of California, San Diego’s recently dedicated Structural and Materials… Read more

Rebar Cage
Thomas A. DeFanti, Andre Barbosa, Jurgen Schulze (University of California San Diego); American Bridge Company / Fluor Enterprises Inc.
May 1, 2011 - Ongoing

Participants walk through a 3D model of an 80x60x20-foot section of the rebar cage of the new San Francisco-Oakland Bay Bridge. Note that this model… Read more

Motorola Drop Test Visualization
Jason Leigh, Hong Yee Wong, Xiaoyan Liu, SiewEng Quah
January 1, 1999 - December 1, 1999

One of the areas of research that Motorola actively engages in is the drop testing of their products. Physical drop tests typically produce few… Read more

VisualEyes
Jason Leigh, Randall C. Smith, David A. Brown
January 1, 1998 - June 30, 2004

General Motors has developed VisualEyes (VE) - an application that allows designers to import 3D CAD models into the CAVE for quick visual inspection… Read more

Using Virtual Reality For Machine Design
Gary Lindahl, Maggie Rawlings, Milana Huang, R. Ingram, K. Ahlers, D. Stevenson, J. Bettner, D. Chapman, M. Novak, V. Lehner, M. VandeWiele, M. Larson, J. Lohmar
July 1, 1994 - July 15, 1994

Caterpillar, Inc. uses virtual reality as a tool for interactively evaluating new machine designs. Using virtual reality, the operator of a virtual… Read more

Visualization of Casting Process in Foundries
Michael E. Papka, Steven Cohen, R. Schmitt, H. Domanus, J. Rowlan, T. Disz
September 1, 1993 - August 1, 1994

This application models the pouring of a fluidity spiral used to measure the distance metal can flow in a channel before being stopped by… Read more