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Title:

Immersive Work Zone Inspection Training using Virtual Reality

Accession Number:

01754332

Record Type:

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Order URL: http://worldcat.org/issn/03611981

Abstract:

Can virtual reality tools be used to train engineers that inspect work zones? In this paper, we share the findings of a research project that developed an interactive and immersive training platform using virtual reality to train state department of transportation (DOT) staff that inspect work zones for compliance. Virtual reality offers an immersive platform that closely replicates the actual experience of an inspector driving through a work zone, but in a safer, cheaper, and quicker way than field visits. The current training practice involves reviewing temporary traffic control procedures, and reports and pictures from previous inspections. The developed platform consists of a learning module and an immersive module. The learning module is founded on the historical knowledge gained by DOT staff from inspections dating back at least 5?years. This knowledge incorporated representative inspection reports from previous years from all DOT districts including photographs of deficiencies. The synthesized knowledge was converted into a concise easy-to-consume format for training. The immersive module places the trainee in a vehicle moving through a work zone, thus providing a realistic experience to the engineer before inspecting a real work zone. The research team developed and tested two immersive scenarios of a freeway work zone. The training platform was tested by 34 individuals that worked for the Missouri Department of Transportation. An overwhelming majority (97%) agreed that virtual reality offered a realistic and effective way to train inspectors.

Supplemental Notes:

© National Academy of Sciences: Transportation Research Board 2020.

Language:

English

Authors:

Aati, Khaled
Chang, Daeyeol
Edara, Praveen
Sun, Carlos

Pagination:

pp 224-232

Publication Date:

2020-12

Serial:

Transportation Research Record: Journal of the Transportation Research Board

Volume: 2674
Issue Number: 12
Publisher: Sage Publications, Incorporated
ISSN: 0361-1981
EISSN: 2169-4052
Serial URL: http://journals.sagepub.com/home/trr

Media Type:

Web

Features:

References (26)

Geographic Terms:

Missouri

Subject Areas:

Data and Information Technology; Education and Training; Highways; Maintenance and Preservation; Safety and Human Factors

Files:

TRIS, TRB, ATRI

Created Date:

Oct 2 2020 3:05PM