Title :
An immersive system for the training of tower crane operators
Author :
Patrao, Bruno ; Menezes, Paulo
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Electr. & Comput. Eng., Univ. of Coimbra - Polo II, Coimbra, Portugal
Abstract :
In this study we present an immersive virtual reality simulator for the training of tower cranes operators reducing the costs and risks. The interactive visual simulation integrates real-time 3D computer graphics with other modalities, such as stereoscopic head-mounted display (HMD), user pose tracking, joystick remote controller, and physics behaviour, to create a realistic simulation scenario to the user.
Keywords :
computer based training; cranes; digital simulation; helmet mounted displays; industrial training; labour resources; solid modelling; telecontrol; virtual reality; HMD; cost reduction; immersive system; immersive virtual reality simulator; interactive visual simulation; joystick remote controller; physics behaviour; real-time 3D computer graphics; risk reduction; stereoscopic head-mounted display; tower crane operators training; user pose tracking; Cameras; Computational modeling; Cranes; Poles and towers; Training; Virtual environments; Computer Simulation; Virtual Reality;
Conference_Titel :
Experiment@ International Conference (exp.at'13), 2013 2nd
Conference_Location :
Coimbra
DOI :
10.1109/ExpAt.2013.6703052
