A PC Based Virtual Reality Simulator for Forklift Safety TrainingrnGrant Number: 1 R43 OH 008562-01rnFinal Report

摘要

The occupational safety and health issue addressed in this research dealt with the reduction ofrnforklift injuries and fatalities through improved safety and injury prevention training technologyrnby building a widely deployable, low cost, Virtual Reality forklift safety trainer (and similarrnpowered industrial devices in the future). The specific goal is to significantly reduce thernmortality and injury rate caused by forklift accidents by building an intuitive, low cost trainingrnplatform that gives forklift operators the opportunity to study operating safety standards,rnrehearse them, and then be tested and evaluated on their understanding of them without therninherent risks of train.ing on a real forklift,and with the benefit of getting the constructive andrnactive cognitive experience of operating a forklift, which cannot be attained using video tapes orrnother training materials currently on the market.