A virtual reality system for hydroelectric generating unit maintenance training and understanding

This paper presents the conception, the design and a prototype of a virtual reality system for learning and maintenance training of Hydroelectric Generating Unit (HGU). The system adopts a modular architecture that makes it expansive and flexible for other areas of assembly training. The system is subdivided in two main functional modules: educative and maintenance. The first one familiarizes the trainee with the structure and with the constituent pieces of a HGU, as well its general and technical information. The maintenance module offers a program divided in three modes: automatic, guided and exploratory, that increases gradually trainee's involvement in the system.

• Type: Conference
• Year: 2006
• Where: CAINE
• Authors: P. Alcides Jr., Manoel R. Filho, Fábio V. Bezerra, Marcos A. Souza, Pebertli A. Barata, Messias A. Nascimento, Marcelo S. Hounsell
• Keywords: CAINE 2006, CAINE 2007, Hydroelectric Generating Unit, Increases Gradually Trainee, Main Functional Modules