CHALLENGES FOR THE DEVELOPMENT OF
INNOVATIVE TECHNIQUES BASED ON
ADVANCED VIRTUAL REALITY
TECHNOLOGIES
VIRTUAL REALITY LABORATORY
ANDRZEJ GRABOWSKI
THE VIRTUAL REALITY LABORATORY STUDIES
AND DEVELOPS SOLUTIONS IN THE FIELD OF:
• using virtual reality techniques in designing and evaluating
workstations and machinery taking into account occupational
safety and health and ergonomics
• numerical simulations for reconstructing and analysing accidents
at work
• running training courses and shaping attitudes with interactive
computer simulations and multimedia presentations
• computer modelling and simulating evacuations
• using virtual reality in teleoperations and rehabilitation
• the influence of the virtual environment on humans
APPLICATION OF VR SYSTEMS FOR
SAFETY TRAINING
The use of high immersive virtual reality systems enables:
• achieving a high degree of realism of the simulation
• simulation of various scenarios under controlled conditions
• facilitate the memorization of information and consolidate skills using
realistic, interactive simulations
• create advanced
training applications to
increase skills and
experience of workers
without exposing them
at risk
• successful transfer of
work- and safetyrelated tacit
knowledge, which
could not be transferred
by other technical
solutions
Example of virtual reality training introduced to practice
APPLICATION OF VR SYSTEMS FOR
SAFETY TRAINING
Example:
• According to a 2010 study conducted at Iowa State
University, students training on a virtual welding machine
were 30 to 40 percent more likely to gain professional
certifications than those who trained exclusively in normal
classroom and shop conditions.
• VR not only speeds up
training, schools using
the training simulators
are also saving money
on materials and
energy.
THE USE OF VIRTUAL REALITY TECHNIQUES TO
SUPPORT THE ACTIVATION OF THE ELDERLY
Hypotheses of the on-going project:
• training of younger people in a virtual
environment is more effective than training
with the use of the currently used methods
• training of older people in a virtual
environment is more effective than training
with the use of the currently used methods
• in the case of older people training in a
virtual environment should bring better
results than in the case of younger people,
due to lower cognitive load resulting from
the presence in the virtual environment a
smaller number of abstract concepts in
relation to the typical (currently used)
methods of training,
VR-BASED TEAM TRAINING
Example:
Fire brigade.
VR-BASED TEAM TRAINING
Example:
Fire brigade.
HIGH IMMERSIVE, LOW COST
SIMULATORS
Crane simulator developed in CIOP-PIB
VIRTUAL WORK SAFETY ASSISTANT
Software application for
consumer mobile devices
(smartphone or tablet):
• will assist workers in learning
work and safety procedures
• will provide a step-by-step
animated guide on work
procedures (e.g. in assembly or
maintenance processes)
• will support NFC/RFID tags and
QR codes in order to identify a
machine or a workstation, and
to provide an appropriate
assistance
NUMERICAL SIMULATION IN RECONSTRUCTING
AN ACCIDENT AT WORK
A numerical simulation can be used to reconstruct accidents and to
provide information about the course and cause of those accidents.
This knowledge is crucial in developing successful safety systems
and safety procedures.
NUMERICAL SIMULATION IN RECONSTRUCTING AN ACCIDENT AT WORK
On the base of numerical reconstruction we are preparing 3D
visualsation to be used for training purposes
NUMERICAL SIMULATION IN RECONSTRUCTING AN ACCIDENT AT WORK
WYPADEK KOPALNIA WMV
On the base of numerical reconstruction we are preparing 3D
visualsation to be used for training purposes
COMPUTER MODELLING AND SIMULATING
EVACUATIONS
The aim of the project is to
develop new tools to enable
increasing efficiency and process
safety evacuation of people from
buildings carried out in
emergency situations especially
for people with reduced mobility.
Passive markers of motion
capture systems used for human
trajectory measurment
THANK YOU FOR THE ATTENTION!