Network Structure Identification for Medium Transport in a Virtual Reality Environment

Linh Tuan Mai, Heiko Werdin

2023

Abstract

Building Information Modelling (BIM) in the Architecture, Engineering, and Construction(AEC) sector allows for significant improvements in working efficiency throughout the entire life cycle of a building and has become mandatory in many countries. This process necessitates a greater understanding of the entire system from engineers, technicians, and facility managers, resulting in a greater demand for appropriate educational methods involving system simulation. The simulation of building energy services includes determining the network structure for medium transport, which is often not included in the BIM-model. This paper describes a workflow for determining the structure of a component-based geometrical model of a building energy service involving medium transport automatically. The workflow can be divided into three stages: identifying connected components, determining valid connection paths from a starting point to an end point, and determining the initialized flow direction of the transport medium within the system as well as the network structure. The depicted solution includes the workflow’s implementation and integration into a virtual reality environment for educational purposes. This approach has been validated through various exemplary generated test systems and allows for the realization of flexible educational use cases.

Paper Citation

in Harvard Style

Mai L. and Werdin H. (2023). Network Structure Identification for Medium Transport in a Virtual Reality Environment. In Proceedings of the 13th International Conference on Simulation and Modeling Methodologies, Technologies and Applications - Volume 1: SIMULTECH; ISBN 978-989-758-668-2, SciTePress, pages 456-463. DOI: 10.5220/0012146900003546

in Bibtex Style

@conference{simultech23,
author={Linh Tuan Mai and Heiko Werdin},
title={Network Structure Identification for Medium Transport in a Virtual Reality Environment},
booktitle={Proceedings of the 13th International Conference on Simulation and Modeling Methodologies, Technologies and Applications - Volume 1: SIMULTECH},
year={2023},
pages={456-463},
publisher={SciTePress},
organization={INSTICC},
doi={10.5220/0012146900003546},
isbn={978-989-758-668-2},
}

in EndNote Style

TY - CONF

JO - Proceedings of the 13th International Conference on Simulation and Modeling Methodologies, Technologies and Applications - Volume 1: SIMULTECH
TI - Network Structure Identification for Medium Transport in a Virtual Reality Environment
SN - 978-989-758-668-2
AU - Mai L.
AU - Werdin H.
PY - 2023
SP - 456
EP - 463
DO - 10.5220/0012146900003546
PB - SciTePress