Integrating Haptic Interaction into a Virtual Training System for Manual Procedures in Factory Environments

Many virtual training systems have been proposed to address the increasing complexity of manufacturing environments. However, existing training systems focus on visual interaction and neglect the haptic sense, which is a crucial component of manual tasks. Introducing physical components could improve the efficiency of training systems, for instance by transporting a feeling of the weight and size of the components before training within the real work environment. This paper introduces a concept for a virtual training system that introduces physical components to improve the learning process. Users can practice physical tasks using tools and components. The didactic concept applies the concepts of multimodal learning and provides an environment that allows active xperimentation. The application of the concept in an exemplary maintenance procedure is demonstrated.     «

Many virtual training systems have been proposed to address the increasing complexity of manufacturing environments. However, existing training systems focus on visual interaction and neglect the haptic sense, which is a crucial component of manual tasks. Introducing physical components could improve the efficiency of training systems, for instance by transporting a feeling of the weight and size of the components before training within the real work environment. This paper introduces a concept...     »