Development and Usability Testing of a Panoramic Augmented Reality Environment for Fall Hazard Safety Training
Development and Usability Testing of a Panoramic Augmented Reality Environment for Fall Hazard Safety Training
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用于坠落危险安全培训的全景增强现实环境的开发和可用性测试
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10.1007/978-3-030-00220-6_33
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2018
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B. Esmaeili
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作者：
R. Eiris Pereira;H. F. Moore;M. Gheisari;B. Esmaeili
建筑业是工伤事故的主要行业之一。安全培训为工人和专业人员提供了积极预防这些事故的工具。然而，以前的研究已经强调了当前安全培训方法的不足之处。虚拟现实（VR）和增强现实（AR）技术已被用于解决与传统训练方法相关的一些限制。虽然这些技术使用户能够安全地体验建筑工地的复杂性，但它们提供了不切实际的计算机生成的环境模拟。全景增强现实提出了一种新颖的替代方案，解决了VR和AR技术在真实的建筑工地中可视化安全相关信息方面存在的一些挑战。进行了一项试点研究，以评估使用这种技术作为跌倒危险的安全培训方法。本研究描述了原型培训平台的开发，培训材料的生成，以及与大学生进行可用性测试的结果。结果表明，该技术受到了参与者的好评，因为增强功能提供了一种简单易行的方法来学习与跌倒危险相关的信息。使用该平台，参与者平均了解了52%的危险。参与者还指出，平台的几个方面需要改进，例如图像质量、显示的安全信息和用户界面交互。
Construction is one of the leading industries in terms of workplace accidents. Safety training provides workers and professionals with tools to actively prevent these accidents. However, previous research has highlighted deficiencies in current safety training methods. Virtual Reality (VR) and Augmented Reality (AR) technologies have been employed to address some of the limitations associated with traditional training methods. While these technologies enable users to safely experience the complex nature of construction sites, they deliver unrealistic computer-generated simulations of the environment. Panoramic augmented reality presents a novel alternative that addresses some of the challenges present in VR and AR techniques in visualizing safety-related information in real construction sites. A pilot study was conducted to assesses the use of this technology as a safety training method for fall hazards. This study describes the development of the prototype training platform, the generation of training materials, and the findings of usability testing performed with university students. The results indicated that the technology was viewed favorably by participants, as the augmentations provided a simple and easy method to learn fall hazard-related information. Using the platform, participants an average 52% of the hazards presented. Participants also indicated that several aspects of the platform required improvement such as image quality, safety information displayed, and user interface interactions.