Enhance Engine Room Diagnostics Through Audio-Focused VR Simulation

Tychonas Michailidis, Chris Barlow, Gordon Meadow, John Gouch, Eshan Rajabally

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Abstract

A marine engineer’s task is to maintain all systems in an operational state, to diagnose and rectify problems arising, and to un- derstand what maintenance will be required to keep the vessel appropri- ately operational and safe. This capability is built upon the training and experience of the engineering crew, the information that can be gained by reading and interpreting engine room instrumentation, and the famil- iarity with the vessel and an in-situ intuitive feel for normal operation. In this paper, we examine how audio can enhance remote interaction and feedback information. We gathered real-world data from an engine room that allow us to create a realistic virtual engine room for testing. We carried out usability test on simulated failure scenarios where we look at how VR technology might enable engineers to experience immersive information from a remote location and allow them to diagnose and give feedback on the system. Our findings suggest that sound plays a vital role in identifying failures and could potentially be used in the operation of unmanned and autonomous vessels.
Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationSpringer LNCS Series
Publication statusPublished - 6 Sept 2019
Event17th IFIP TC.13 International Conference on Human-Computer Interaction - Paphos, Paphos, Cyprus
Duration: 2 Sept 20196 Sept 2019
http://interact2019.org

Publication series

NameSpringer LNCS Series
PublisherSpringer

Conference

Conference17th IFIP TC.13 International Conference on Human-Computer Interaction
Abbreviated titleINTERACT 2019
Country/TerritoryCyprus
CityPaphos
Period2/09/196/09/19
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