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Virtual Reality Technology used to Support the Buildings Inspection Activity

Authors:
Alcínia Z. Sampaio
Augusto M. Gomes
Ana Rita Gomes
Daniel P. Rosário

Keywords: Construction, Maintenance, Inspection Virtual reality, Human-Interaction

Abstract:
A Virtual Reality model was created in order to help in the maintenance of exterior closures and interior finishes of walls in a building. It allows the visual and interactive transmission of information related to the physical behavior of the elements, defined as a function of the time variable. To this end, the basic knowledge of material most often used in walls, anomaly surveillance, techniques of rehabilitation, and inspection planning were studied. This information was included in a database that supports the periodic inspection needed in a program of preventive maintenance. The results are obtained interactively and visualized in the virtual environment itself. This work brings an innovative contribution to the field of maintenance supported by emergent technology.

Pages: 80 to 86

Copyright: Copyright (c) IARIA, 2011

Publication date: April 17, 2011

Published in: conference

ISSN: 2308-4448

ISBN: 978-1-61208-129-8

Location: Budapest, Hungary

Dates: from April 17, 2011 to April 22, 2011