The case: the objective of this project is the implementation of a simulator for acquiring the skills necessary for the operation, maintenance and testing of hazardous equipment in an immersive virtual environment, specifically steam generators. The simulator offers the advantage of active learning in a protected yet realistic environment through the use of virtual reality.
The solution: the simulator allows a specific situation to be selected, or new situations to be generated from simple CSV files containing the features chosen for the exercise.
During the simulation, the user can read PDF manuals, complete a verification document, and interact with the steam generator, whose behavior is governed by software in Matlab that simulates its actual physical operation.
To increase the immersiveness and realism of the simulation, interactions within the software occur via bare hands through hand tracking, thus without the use of controllers.