Space Capsule: Virtual Reality teardown and recording to discover assembly order

There is no better substitute for validating new product assembly method than to hand it to assembly experts and record their methods. However, there are many times when cost, time, or safety risks prevent that. On those occasions, one can choose to leave the process unvalidated until serial production, or take their chances performing unproven procedures on the real things—putting the product and personnel at risk in the process. Better yet, perform the evaluations in VR.

At nearly every OEM there is a site where engineers, technicians, and business leaders teardown, or disassemble, their or their competitors’ products to assess assembly and maintenance order of operations. Physically putting together, then taking apart products in this manner illuminates many potential risks to the sustainable production of future products. When the product in question is a one-of-a-kind or few-of-a-kind product like a proposed crewed space vehicle, the odds of gaining access to a “spare” spacecraft to play with are very low.

This challenge can delay or derail efforts to commission spacecraft, commercial aviation, and defense aircraft, and yet to be produced future-flight products. It is unconscionable to knowingly put assembly, maintenance, or operating personnel at risk during product/process evaluation or leave risk in-built to products by not evaluating. By using Virtual Reality to experience the future products in digital virtuality we can eliminate much of the risk that would remain if we left the evaluations for later.

IC.IDO provides engineers, technicians, and stakeholders in the space or aviation industry with an environment where they can immerse themselves within the process along with the proposed product, relying only on digital assets. Preventing injury risks when handling proposed new components or products and simulating the performance of future processes.