Motion planning in virtual prototyping: practical considerations

Abstract

Electronic or virtual prototyping has been advocated to having benefits ranging from earlier product introduction to higher product quality with a lower cost. Its capability has evolved from enabling concept/assembly evaluation to functional and serviceability related studies by employing motion planning techniques. Such applications have surfaced some practical issues in robotic motion planning. We use our experience in applying opportunistic motion planning techniques to virtual prototyping to highlight those issues.