What is haptics for interactive simulations?

 Assembly Process Planning is a very important task in the development of a new industrial product. If not done properly, it can lead to extremely high added costs, resulting from the impossibility to integrate components according to the prescribed assembly procedure. Typical problems are: insufficient room for moving a component to its intended position; screws not reachable with the prescribed tool; not enough visibility for the operator to ensure the quality of the assembly; etc.