The National Engineering School of Saint Etienne (ENISE) needed a specialized Virtual Reality system for mechanical validation of products, a new area they call “sensory engineering”.
To accomplish the main missions of ENISE, which are training, research and valorisation of local technological and engineering projects, the sensory engineering has a very important role, especially for the valorisation mission of the school. It consists in supporting local industrial actors in the validation and valorisation of their technological projects, whether they concern project reviews, ergonomic validations or industrial flow simulations. For example, a machine manufacturing mechanical parts of an engine would need a prototype validation for each part and also for their assembly. The virtual reality through virtual prototypes makes it possible with a high level of simulation and anticipation of efficiency.
They wound up with an impressive solution from a variety of vendors. Two Steward Filmscreens (2 meters by 1 meter) are mounted in an L, and projected on by 4 projectiondesign passive Infitec projectors. Then using TechViz software, they have a stereoscopic 3D display table that allows them to visualize models from such software as SolidWorks and CATIA interactively at a high framerate.
via ENISE implements a VR system proposed by Immersion using TechViz visualization solutions.
