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7. The formulation has shown to be valid for becoming part of a virtual reality environment, in
connection with user-interface devices, since it has successfully served as the calculation engine for
a driving simulator.
8. Therefore, it can be affirmed that the presented formulation is a good candidate for future virtual
engineering applications.
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