A Physical Internet-Enabled Container Loading Solution Leveraging Virtual Reality and Building Information Modeling
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The process of bundling items that need to be together in a container is known as kitting. In the context of Modular Construction (MC), kitting has the potential to streamline productivity since all the necessary parts to complete an assembly will be closed to each other. However, the kit generation process has associated challenges such as dealing with irregularly shaped objects and complex constraints. This paper explores the integration of Virtual Reality (VR) and Building Information Modeling (BIM) to overcome these challenges and develop optimal kitting strategies. Our value proposition involves a Human-VR-driven approach for efficient kit generation. Results indicate that our method not only has the potential to improve volume utilization rates compared to traditional optimization methods but also is capable to produce feasible solutions with less computational expense under specific scenarios. Lastly, this case opens new research opportunities to extend our findings to larger-scale applications.
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2024-05
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