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Interactive training simulator for aerial working platform in a virtual environment
Author(s) -
Ki JaeSug
Publication year - 2011
Publication title -
computer applications in engineering education
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.478
H-Index - 29
eISSN - 1099-0542
pISSN - 1061-3773
DOI - 10.1002/cae.20358
Subject(s) - training (meteorology) , computer science , simulation , virtual reality , operator (biology) , working environment , human–computer interaction , engineering , mechanical engineering , meteorology , biochemistry , chemistry , physics , repressor , transcription factor , gene
Currently, aerial working platforms are commonly used in the heavy industrial and construction fields. However, their increased use is leading to a gradual raise in critical incidents caused by unskilled operators; thus, effective operator training is essential. Training with actual platforms is difficult to cover such demands because of the cost, dependence on weather conditions. This article proposes a framework for a virtual reality based training simulator to provide aerial working platform operator training. This simulator can be applied relatively inexpensively and safely, regardless of the weather conditions. The proposed simulator is developed to be flexible to the assessment level of the trainee and generally applicable to heavy equipment training simulator. © 2009 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. Comput Appl Eng Educ 19: 733–738, 2011