An Augmented Reality-Based Hybrid Approach to Facility Layout Planning
AN AUGMENTED REALITY -BASED HYBRID APPROACH TO FACILITY LAYOUT PLANNING JIANG SHUAI (B. Eng., Wuhan University of Technology, China) A THESIS SUBMITTED FOR THE DEGREE OF DOCTOR OF PHILOSOPHY NUS GRADUATE SCHOOL FOR INTEGRATIVE SCIENCES AND ENGINEERING NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF SINGAPORE 2013 Declaration I hereby declare that this thesis is my original work and it has been written by me in its entirety. I have duly acknowledged all the sources of information which have been used in this thesis. This thesis has also not been submitted for any degree in any university previously. Jiang Shuai 11 July 2013 i Acknowledgements I would like to express my utmost gratitude to my supervisors, Professor Andrew Nee Yeh Ching and Associate Professor Ong Soh Khim, for their insightful guidance and the constant help and support for me during my PhD candidature. They gave me hope during the times of difficulties and they gave me encouragement during the times of frustration. I could not make it today without their effort. From the two supervisors, I have learned much more than I have expected. I also would like to express my sincere appreciation to every member in the ARAT Lab, Dr. Zhang Jie, Dr. Shen Yan, Dr. Fang Hongchao, Dr. Wang Zhenbiao, Ng Laixing, Dr. Zhu Jiang, Andrew Yew, Yu Lu, Wang Xin, Yan Shijun, Yang Shanshan, Zhao Mengyu, Huang Jiming, Billy, and Zheng Xin. You have been great colleagues and best friends. I would like to thank NUS Graduate School for Integrative Sciences and Engineering, National University of Singapore, for providing me with the research scholarship and the kind assistance and advice.
[Show full text]