TY - JOUR
T1 - Development of a virtual reality training system for live-line workers
AU - Park, Chang Hyun
AU - Jang, Gilsoo
AU - Chai, Young Ho
N1 - Funding Information:
The authors thank the Korea Ministry of Science and Technology and the Korea Science and Engineering Foundation for their support through ERC program. Correspondence should be addressed to Gilsoo Jang, Department of Electrical Engineering/NPTC, Korea University, Anam-dong, Sungbuk-gu, Seoul 136–701, Korea. E-mail: gjang@korea.ac.kr
Copyright:
Copyright 2013 Elsevier B.V., All rights reserved.
PY - 2006
Y1 - 2006
N2 - This article presents a training system for live-line workers. The developed training system is based on immersive virtual reality and automatic speech recognition technology. The training is focused on live-line Cut-Out-Switch (COS) replacement work in a distribution system. Most work in power systems must be free of interruption, so it is carried out by live-line techniques. However, these techniques have increased the number of accidents by electric shock. Because most electric accidents are due to live-line work, it is important to train live-line workers. The proposed training system provides repeated and cost-effective training for a small space. It also guarantees safety during training operations. In this article, the background of live-line techniques and the work procedure of COS replacement are presented. The architecture of the developed system, the creation of the virtual work environment, and the collision detection among virtual objects are also described.
AB - This article presents a training system for live-line workers. The developed training system is based on immersive virtual reality and automatic speech recognition technology. The training is focused on live-line Cut-Out-Switch (COS) replacement work in a distribution system. Most work in power systems must be free of interruption, so it is carried out by live-line techniques. However, these techniques have increased the number of accidents by electric shock. Because most electric accidents are due to live-line work, it is important to train live-line workers. The proposed training system provides repeated and cost-effective training for a small space. It also guarantees safety during training operations. In this article, the background of live-line techniques and the work procedure of COS replacement are presented. The architecture of the developed system, the creation of the virtual work environment, and the collision detection among virtual objects are also described.
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U2 - 10.1207/s15327590ijhc2003_7
DO - 10.1207/s15327590ijhc2003_7
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:33746074468
VL - 20
SP - 285
EP - 303
JO - International Journal of Human-Computer Interaction
JF - International Journal of Human-Computer Interaction
SN - 1044-7318
IS - 3
ER -