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Incorporating Equipment Simulators Into A Construction Education Curriculum

Author(s) -

John Hildreth,

Bruce Gehrig

Publication year - 2020

Publication title -

2009 annual conference and exposition proceedings

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Conference proceedings

DOI - 10.18260/1-2--4944

Subject(s) - excavator , curriculum , truck , variety (cybernetics) , computer science , engineering , engineering management , operator (biology) , manufacturing engineering , simulation , artificial intelligence , automotive engineering , mechanical engineering , psychology , biochemistry , chemistry , repressor , transcription factor , gene , pedagogy

Construction equipment simulators have been developed by equipment manufacturers to train operators for the stressful and tough construction environments without the need to employ an actual machine. Equipment simulators present an opportunity for construction engineering and management students to learn appropriate measures of operational performance and factors influencing operations. This study demonstrated that there is significant learning potential associated with integrating a Caterpillar Virtual Training Simulator (VTS) into a construction education curriculum. The simulator could be used to demonstrate and reinforce principles such as material waste, O&M costs, and safety. It could also be used to reinforce concepts such as workforce training and operational learning curves.

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