Collision Detection

realvirtual provides group-based collision detection for monitoring physical contacts between defined sets of objects during simulation.

Components

Component	Description	Edition
Group Collision Checker	Runtime collision detection between named groups with GPU highlight and PLC signals	Professional

Concept

The collision detection system builds on the Group component. You assign objects to named groups, then the GroupCollisionChecker monitors cross-group contacts while suppressing self-collision within each group.

This is particularly useful for:

• Detecting robot-to-machine collisions without false alarms from internal joints
• Monitoring gripper-to-fixture contact
• Safety zone violation detection
• Multi-robot workspace overlap monitoring