Virtual Reality Applications for Sustainable City and Infrastructure Planning International Conference on

Virtual Reality Applications for Sustainable City and
Infrastructure Planning
Fraunhofer IFF ASEAN Regional Office Thailand
Ralf Opierzynski
International Conference on
“Integrated Resource Management in Asian cities:
the urban Nexus”
Bangkok, June 2013
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Outline
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Introduction Fraunhofer Society / Fraunhofer IFF Germany
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Virtual Reality Applications for Sustainable City Planning
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Virtual Reality Applications for Infrastructure Planning
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Outlook
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Fraunhofer Profile in 2012
FhG - Alliances
 Building Innovation
66 Institutes & independent
Research Units
22 000 Employees
€ 1.9 Billion Research Budget
 Production
 Information and Communication Technology
 Materials and Components
 Life Sciences
 Surface Technology and Photonics
 Defense and Security Research
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Innovation Clusters
Close Cooperation between
Governments of German
Länder, Universities, Industry
and Fraunhofer
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Digital Production
Mechatronic Machine Systems
Optical Technologies, Jena Optical Innovations JOIN
Automotive Quality Saar AQS
Digital Commercial Vehicle Technology DNT
6 Nano for Production
7 Personal Health
8 Adaptronic Systems
9 Future Security BW
10 Technologies for Hybrid Lightweight Construction KITe hyLITE
11 Multifunctional Materials and Technologies MultiMaT
12 Polymer Technology
13 Virtual Development, Engineering and Training VIDET
14 Turbine Production Technologies TurPro
15 Secure Identity
16 Maintenance, Repair and Overhaul in Energy and Traffic MRO
17 Electronics for Sustainable Energy Use
18 Cloud Computing for Logistics
19 Bioenergy
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Fraunhofer Representative / Regional Offices in Asia
Fraunhofer Representative Office
Korea
Mr. Joohwan Kim, Seoul
Fraunhofer Representative Office
Japan
Dr. Lorenz Granrath, Tokyo
Fraunhofer Representative Office
Beijing
Mr. Xiaoding Han
Fraunhofer Representative Office
Indonesia
Dr. Ida-Bagus
Kesawa Narayana
Fraunhofer IFF Regional Office ASEAN, Bangkok,
Thailand, Mr. Ralf Opierzynski
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Fraunhofer IFF ASEAN Regional Office BKK
Rationale & Objectives
• Establishment of a regional R&D and transfer hub
(technology, know-how)
• To foster existing and developing new partnerships
between the Fraunhofer Institutes in the
Fraunhofer-Gesellschaft and leading-edge
Asian partner organizations
(e.g. NSTDA, TISTR, NIA, TRF, KMUTT, SCG, PTT)
• Initiation and implementation of joint research cooperation
and networks in innovative thematic fields (Thai S&T priorities)
• Access to leading-edge German R&D and product development expertise
• Raise Thailand’s leadership role within the ASEAN – Region
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The Fraunhofer IFF: Your Research Provider for …
• Logistics
• Automation
• Process and Plant
Engineering
• Digital Engineering /
Virtual Reality
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Virtual Reality (VR) in Brief
Virtual reality (VR):
 VR is a computer-generated (virtual) 3-D environment in
which one or more users may interact in real time.
 Virtual environments furnish different levels of immersion.
Multisensory
channels
Visual
Auditory
Tactile
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Technology: Virtual Reality Environments at the VDTC
S/M: Standard Training Station
computer monitor and projector
M: Immersive Engineering
Workstation
mobile projection, stereoscopic,
interactive projection of virtual
contents, projection wall measuring
120 X 90 cm
L: CAVE (Cave Automatic
Virtual Environment)
XXL: Elbe Dom
360° Laser
Projection System
16 m in diameter
6.5 m in height
tracking system with 12
cameras
multisided projection system with
edge lengths of 2.3m,
stereoscopic projection, tracking
system
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Virtual Development and Training Centre VDTC
Facilities and Equipment
• Elbe Dom VR testing facility (with a diameter
of 18 meters housing the vaulted projection surface)
• Mixed reality testing facility with hexapod motion
base
• Prototyping labs
• CAVE
• VR process design labs
• VR training rooms, shops and seminar rooms
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Virtual Reality – Potential Applications
 Virtual Engineering
 Process Design & Optimization
 Training & Qualification
 Vocational Education
 Crisis Management
 City / Urban Planning
 Infrastructure Planning
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VR - Applications for Sustainable City Planning
Vision and Benefits
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Interdisciplinary virtual work and
development platform
− Specific tools for different areas of expertise
− Interdisciplinary interfaces
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Fusion of different fields in one platform
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Selective access to data relevant to the
application (cross-domain)
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Value added:
− Interdisciplinary application based on one technology
− Intuitive planning and discussion platform
− Fast and effective communication of issues
to everyone involved,
− Reduction of costs and planning times,
proactive prevention of loss of image
− Efficient data management and updating
− New quality of (re-) presentation
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City Panning / Urban Development in other ASEAN-Countries
Jakarta Post, January 30th, 2010
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Fraunhofer IFF / VR Expertise - Selected References
IBA Urban Redevelopment 2012
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International Building Exhibition IBA
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Goal: Intelligent and sustainable urban redevelopment
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Initiators: State of Saxony-Anhalt,
Bauhaus Dessau Foundation, SALEG
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IBA Office: City planners, architects, landscape
architects, art historians,
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City Network: 19 IBA municipalities,
44 cities
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Demand for: Innovative methods of (re-)presentation
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Fraunhofer IFF is the technology partner
for 3-D city visualization
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VR - Applications for Sustainable City Planning
Main 3-D model components
 Terrain and soil
− green spaces, streets, etc.
 Buildings, plants and infrastructure
− different levels of details (LOD)
 Vegetation and other objects
− different tree species, streetlights, etc.
 Factual and background information
− interactively retrievable
− lot and building information
 Interactive functionalities
− exploration, simulation and analysis
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VR - Applications for Sustainable City and Infrastructure Planning
Different levels of building detail
 Efficient use of project resources
 Effective use of different modeling methods
 Different levels of detail (LOD) based on the
individual priorities given different objects
Blockmodel
Roofs
Textured
Fronts
Architectural
Model
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VR - Applications for Sustainable City Planning
Potentials of Application
Potential fields of application :
 City and architectural planning
 Emergency management
 Infrastructure planning
 City and location marketing
 Tourism
 City documentation
 …
Anticipated benefits:
 Effective support for experts (cross-functional)
 Broad, coordinated application
 Extensible overall concept
 Efficient use of existing resources (GIS, Satellite Images, …)
 Local expertise for application and further development
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VR - Applications for Infrastructure Planning
Virtual interactive power infrastructure platform
 Simulation and communication of planning with
decision makers, planners and residents
 Creation of acceptance among the population
 Presentation of actual situations and planning
alternatives
 Customized object catalog
− over 20 specific tower types
− variations of subtypes
− allowance for material properties
(line sag as a function of temperature)
 Linkage of clear 3-D models with simulation
results
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VR - Applications for Infrastructure Planning
System Functions
 Interactive planning and presentation
functionalities
− tower placement, relocation and switching
− several stranding functions
− general planning functionalities
− measurement and analysis
 Automatic system processing
− safety zones under lines
− manipulation of buildings and vegetation
− physical features, e.g. line sag
− visibility test
− etc.
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Center for Digital Engineering / SEAR DE Thailand
Project Kick-off Meeting: June 2013 / Bangkok
(Duration: 2013 – 2017)
The primary objective of the project “SEAR DE” is the
establishment of a sustainable, collaborative partnership
between Germany and Thailand in the field of digital
engineering. To this end, three key priorities are being
pursued:
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Technology transfer: institutionalization/establishment of
a national center of excellence in digital engineering in
Thailand,
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Sustainable transfer of expertise by collaborating on
qualification and education and
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Initiation and completion of bilateral research and
development projects with the involvement of industry
partners.
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Outlook / Perspectives
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Establishment of a Partnership with the biggest applied R&D
Organization in Europe (plus its networks)
(> 60 institutes, 22.000 employees, 1.9 Billion Euro Research Budget)
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Exclusive Agreement on VR Applications in a defined region
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First-mover in terms of applying innovative VR Technologies
(cost saving potentials, competitive advantage)
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Access to cutting-edge VR Methods , Know-how, Expertise
and Applications (German Innovation Clusters)
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Enhancement of existing training & qualification / planning
procedures by applying customized VR-Applications (complementary)
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Establishment of a “Centre of Excellence” on VR Applications
(Basis: SEAR DE / NSTDA)
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Fraunhofer Secret
10 good ideas a day
keep your competitors away
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Coming together
is a beginning,
keeping together
is progress,
working together
is success.
Henry Ford
American industrialist,
founder of the Ford Motor Company
(1863 – 1947)
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Coordination and Management of the Activities in the ASEAN-Region
by the
Fraunhofer IFF Regional Office ASEAN, Bangkok, Thailand
o References
o Reputation (IFF / FhG)
o Continuity
o Reliability
Contact:
Ralf Opierzynski
Head of Office
IFF Fraunhofer Regional Office ASEAN
State Tower (RCK Tower)
1055/550 Silom Road, Floor 29th
Khwaeng Silom, Khet Bangrak
Bangkok 10500, Thailand
Tel. (TH)
+66 812 855 465
Tel. (Office) +66 2630-8644
Fax (Office) +66 2630-8645
[email protected]
www.iff.fraunhofer.de
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