CE 59700 – Virtual Reality Technologies in Construction

Credits and contact hours:

  • 3 credits
  • Lecture meets 2 times per week for 75 minutes per meeting for 15 weeks

Specific course information:

  • Catalog description: N/A (temporary/experimental course)
  • Prerequisites: Senior or graduate standing
  • Course status: Technical elective

Specific Goals for the course:

  • Student learning outcomes - Upon successful completion of this course the student shall possess the following:
    • Knowledge of the technical features of virtual and mixed reality technologies
    • The ability to design a virtual or mixed reality application for support of a construction industry work task with consideration for fundamental human factors
    • Knowledge of methods employed in experimentally confirming the benefits gained from a virtual or mixed reality solution and how to pursue improvements in such systems
  •  Relationship of course to program outcomes
    • Outcome 3: an ability to communicate effectively with a range of audiences.
    • Outcome 6: an ability to develop and conduct appropriate experimentation, analyze and interpret data, and use engineering judgment to draw conclusions.
    • Outcome 4: an ability to recognize the ongoing need for additional knowledge and locate, evaluate, integrate, and apply this knowledge appropriately.

Topics:

  • Definition of virtual reality
  • Maps, models, and virtual reality
  • Building prototypes
  • Virtual design and construction (VDC)
  • Virtual reality-integrated workflow
  • Design and wider stakeholder involvement
  • Urban development and management applications
  • Milgram’s taxonomy for mixed reality
  • Extension of Milgram’s taxonomy
  • Augmented reality for assembly tasks
  • Design concepts for mixed reality systems
  • Usability engineering for mixed reality
  • Augmented reality applications for civil infrastructure
  • Indoor navigation for augmented reality