Apparatus for supporting equipment operability evaluation

An apparatus for supporting an evaluation of equipment operability in which an equipment model simulating a shape of an evaluation object equipment is arranged together with a body-shaped model simulating a shape of a human body in a three-dimensional virtual space, and an evaluation of operability of the evaluation object equipment is supported by means of moving the body-shaped model in the three-dimensional virtual space, and apparatus comprising:

• a visual field pattern storage unit for storing a visual field pattern representative of a visual field of a body-shaped model;
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• an image display unit for displaying the three-dimensional virtual space, in which the equipment model and the body-shaped model are arranged, with an image looking for a viewpoint different from a viewpoint of the body-shaped model, and in addition displaying the visual field pattern representative of a visual field of a body-shaped model.

An apparatus for supporting an evaluation of equipment operability in which an equipment model simulating a shape of an evaluation object equipment is arranged together with a body-shaped model simulating a shape of a human body in the three-dimensional virtual space, and an evaluation of operability of the evaluation object equipment is supported by means of moving the body-shaped model in the three-dimensional virtual space, said apparatus comprising:

• a visual field pattern storage unit for storing a plurality of visual field patterns indexing a plurality of stages of visual field limits mutually different in degree of visibility, on an image looking from a viewpoint of a body-shaped model arranged in the three-dimensional virtual space,
• a visual field selecting means for selecting visual field limits for a display from among the plurality of stages of visual field limits, permitting a simultaneous selection of the plurality of stages of visual field limits, and
• an image display unit for displaying the image looking from a viewpoint of the body-shaped model arranged in the three-dimensional virtual space, and also displaying the visual field patterns representative of one or more stages of visual field limits selected by said visual field selecting means.

An apparatus for supporting an evaluation of equipment operability in which an equipment model simulating a shape of an evaluation object equipment is arranged together with a body-shaped model simulating a shape of a human body in a three-dimensional virtual space, and an evaluation of operability of the evaluation object equipment is supported by means of moving the body-shaped model in the three-dimensional virtual space, said apparatus comprising:

• an area index pattern storage unit for storing an area index pattern representative of a work possible area of the body-shaped model in the three-dimensional virtual space, in associating with a posture of the body-shaped model;
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• an image display unit for displaying the three-dimensional virtual space, in which the equipment model and the body-shaped model are arranged, with an image looking from a viewpoint different from a viewpoint of the body-shaped model, and in addition displaying on said image display unit the area index pattern representative of a work possibly area of a body-shaped model.