Open AccessA study of the suitability of marine transportation personnel using brainwave analysis and virtual reality technology
Author(s) -
Varinya Phanichraksaphong,
Wei-Ho Tsai
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
maritime technology and research
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
ISSN - 2651-205X
DOI - 10.33175/mtr.2020.218954
Subject(s) - virtual reality , work (physics) , computer science , marine transportation , engineering , human–computer interaction , transport engineering , mechanical engineering
This work aims to investigate the possibility of reducing the occurrence of marine accidents by avoiding the unsuitability of marine transportation personnel. Recognizing that a majority of marine accidents arise from the improper reactions of transportation workers, we propose to evaluate the suitability of transportation personnel with the aid of brainwave analysis and Virtual Reality (VR) technology. By analyzing the brainwaves of a person facing operation situations simulated via VR, it may be possible to predict his/her responses in the situations and, thereby, determine if he/she is suitable to be involved in transportation work. Our preliminary experiments show that the brainwave analyses do have the capability of evaluating the appropriateness of the decisions made by a person when he/she faces operation situations.