Shipbuilding companies are upgrading their inner workings in order to create Shipyards 4.0,
where the principles of Industry 4.0 are paving the way to further digitalized and optimized …

Although maritime transport is the backbone of world commerce, its digitalization lags
significantly behind when we consider some basic facts. This work verifies the state-of-the …

The principles of the Industry 4.0 are guiding manufacturing companies toward more
automated and computerized factories. Such principles are also applied in shipbuilding …

Augmented reality (AR) has gained enormous popularity and acceptance in the past few
years. AR is indeed a combination of different immersive experiences and solutions that …

To combine the advantages of humans (adaptive intelligence) and robots (higher movement
accuracy and physical limitation), we propose a virtual reality human-robot collaborative …

Immersive visualization technologies have been the subject of a significant amount of
research in the engineering and manufacturing communities. As a result, various tools have …

This paper presents the basic functionalities of a virtual reality framework developed for
training first responders and digital forensic investigators. The framework is divided into two …

This letter presents a virtual reality (VR) human–robot interaction welding system that allows
human welders to manipulate a welding robot and undertake welding tasks naturally and …

This paper provides various aspects to consider during the creation of a novel virtual
learning environment (VLE) for the education of construction workers interacting with robots …

Training simulators are fundamental for training in areas, such as aviation, medicine, and
the military. While new applications emerge in conjunction with the development of human …