FW-HTF-P: Immersive Virtual Reality Instructional Modules for Response to Active Shooter Events

FW-HTF-P：用于响应主动枪击事件的沉浸式虚拟现实教学模块

• 批准号: 2321539
• 负责人: Sharad Sharma
• 金额: $ 13.24万
• 依托单位: University of North Texas
• 依托单位国家: 美国
• 项目类别: Standard Grant
• 财政年份: 2023
• 资助国家: 美国
• 起止时间: 2023-01-15 至 2024-08-31
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://www.nsf.gov/awardsearch/showAward?AWD_ID=2321539&HistoricalAwards=false
• 关键词: FW; HTF; Immersive; Virtual; Reality

This project addresses the need to significantly increase preparedness to respond to active shooter events. During active shooter events or emergencies, the ability of public safety professionals to react appropriately to the situation is driven not only by pre-existing knowledge and skills but also depends upon state of mind and familiarity with similar scenarios. The primary focus of the activities in this project is to increase the efficiency and preparedness of public safety professionals for active shooter events, with a focus on the design of future technologies for conducting emergency response training. The pilot research in this project involves developing immersive virtual reality instructional modules to serve as a platform for emergency training to be deployed across institutions of higher education (IHEs). These active shooter response training drills and exercises will facilitate the implementation of emergency operation plans and the translation of plans into action. Overall, the project serves as the basis for training workers of the future in the important work context of emergency response. The pilot research in this project involves conducting preliminary experiments to improve preparedness for an active shooter event using an immersive virtual reality environment. This work builds on an existing virtual reality instructional module for active shooter response and will expand the simulation environment to include public safety professional training with an active shooter scenario. The research will engage 15-200 university volunteers (faculty, staff, and visitors) and the instructional modules will be built and evaluated with 15-20 public safety professionals from Bowie State University. A pilot study will be conducted for training in immersive and non-immersive virtual environments. Overall, this work will contribute to the state-of-the-art emergency response research and results could form the basis of public education and awareness programs to help facility occupants, public safety professionals, and IHE officials to respond appropriately during emergencies.This award reflects NSF's statutory mission and has been deemed worthy of support through evaluation using the Foundation's intellectual merit and broader impacts review criteria.

该项目解决了需要显着提高准备，以应对活跃的射手事件。在枪击事件或紧急情况下，公共安全专业人员对情况做出适当反应的能力不仅取决于预先存在的知识和技能，还取决于心理状态和对类似场景的熟悉程度。该项目活动的主要重点是提高公共安全专业人员的效率和对主动射击事件的准备，重点是设计未来进行应急响应培训的技术。该项目的试点研究涉及开发沉浸式虚拟现实教学模块，作为在高等教育机构（IHEs）部署的应急培训平台。这些积极的射手反应训练演习和演习将有助于执行紧急行动计划和将计划转化为行动。总的来说，该项目是培训未来工作人员从事应急反应这一重要工作的基础。该项目中的试点研究涉及进行初步实验，以使用沉浸式虚拟现实环境来改善对主动射击事件的准备。 这项工作建立在现有的虚拟现实教学模块的积极射手反应，并将扩大模拟环境，包括公共安全专业培训与积极射手的情况。该研究将吸引15-200名大学志愿者（教师，工作人员和游客），教学模块将由鲍伊州立大学的15-20名公共安全专业人员建立和评估。将进行一项试点研究，在沉浸式和非沉浸式虚拟环境中进行培训。总的来说，这项工作将有助于最先进的应急响应研究，其结果可以形成公共教育和意识计划的基础，以帮助设施占用者，公共安全专业人员和IHE官员在紧急情况下做出适当的反应。该奖项反映了NSF的法定使命，并通过使用基金会的知识价值和更广泛的影响审查标准进行评估，被认为值得支持。

项目成果

Effect of trained evacuation leaders on victims’ safety during an active shooter incident

在枪击事件中，训练有素的疏散领导者对受害者安全的影响

• DOI: 10.1016/j.ssci.2022.105967
• 发表时间: 2023
• 期刊: Safety Science
• 影响因子: 6.1
• 作者: Arteaga, Cristian;Park, JeeWoong;Morris, Brendan Tran;Sharma, Sharad
• 通讯作者: Sharma, Sharad

Mobile augmented reality system for object detection, alert, and safety

用于物体检测、警报和安全的移动增强现实系统

• DOI: 10.2352/ei.2023.35.12.ervr-218
• 发表时间: 2023
• 期刊: Electronic Imaging
• 作者: Sharma, Sharad;Engel, Don
• 通讯作者: Engel, Don

Immersive security personnel training module for active shooter events

针对主动射击事件的沉浸式安保人员培训模块

• DOI: 10.2352/ei.2023.35.12.ervr-217
• 发表时间: 2023
• 期刊: Electronic Imaging
• 作者: Sharma, Sharad;Park, JeeWoong;Morris, Brendan Tran
• 通讯作者: Morris, Brendan Tran

Multi-agent Crowd Simulation in an Active Shooter Environment

主动射击环境中的多智能体人群模拟

• DOI: 10.1007/978-3-031-06015-1_8
• 发表时间: 2022
• 期刊: Lecture notes in computer science
• 作者: Sharma, S.

Mobile AR Application for Navigation and Emergency Response

用于导航和应急响应的移动 AR 应用程序

• 发表时间: 2022
• 期刊: 2022 International Conference on Computational Science and Computational Intelligence (CSCI
• 作者: Mannuru, Nishith Reddy;Kanumuru, Mounica;Sharma, Sharad
• 通讯作者: Sharma, Sharad