Alternative manipulation strategies in a virtual reality training system

Author

Shaikh, A. ; Garant, E. ; Okapuu-Von Veh, A. ; Malowany, A. ; Daigle, A. ; Desbiens, P. ; Rizzi, J.-C. ; Marceau, R. J A ; Gauthier, R.

Author_Institution

Centre for Intelligent Machines, McGill Univ., Montreal, Que., Canada

Volume

2

fYear

1995

fDate

5-8 Sep 1995

Firstpage

788

Abstract

The importance of training simulators in the power industry has been recognised due to the risks involved for a professional in this field. However more work is needed on the training user interface. The virtual reality (VR) training simulator ESOPE-VR has been developed as a functional VR system which serves as an extension to the traditional simulator. Many issues were confronted during this development. One major issue is the man-machine strategy and interface to be used. This issue is critical since it influences the level of immersion or realism that can be achieved. This paper discusses three different hand controlled manipulation devices, their integration and some test data showing the effectiveness of their manipulation strategies

Keywords

computer aided instruction; computer based training; digital simulation; electricity supply industry; graphical user interfaces; power engineering computing; power engineering education; virtual reality; ESOPE-VR; hand controlled manipulation devices; immersion; man-machine interface; man-machine strategy; manipulation strategies; power industry; realism; training simulators; training user interface; virtual reality training system; Costs; Industrial training; Machine intelligence; Personnel; Power industry; Power system simulation; Reactive power; Static VAr compensators; Testing; Virtual reality;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Electrical and Computer Engineering, 1995. Canadian Conference on

Conference_Location

Montreal, Que.

ISSN

0840-7789

Print_ISBN

0-7803-2766-7

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/CCECE.1995.526413

Filename

526413