Virtual Environments for Shipboard Firefighting Training

Abstract

A virtual environment (VE) of portions of the ex-USS Shadwell, the Navy's full-scale fire research and test ship has been developed to study the feasibility of using immersive VE as a tool for shipboard firefighting training and mission rehearsal. The VE system uses a headmounted display and 3D joystick to allow users to navigate through and interact with the environment. Fire and smoke effects are added to simulate actual firefighting conditions. This paper describes the feasibility tests that were performed aboard the Shadwell and presents promising results of the benefits of VE training over conventional training methods.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Mar 01, 1997
Accession Number
ADA606249

Entities

People

  • David L. Tate
  • Linda Sibert
  • Tony King

Organizations

  • United States Naval Research Laboratory

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Ground and Sea Platforms

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Computational Fluid Dynamics
  • Enlisted Personnel
  • Environment
  • Firefighters
  • Fires
  • Graphics
  • Information Systems
  • Military Research
  • Models
  • Navigation
  • Shipboard
  • Simulations
  • Simulators
  • Test And Evaluation
  • Test Methods
  • Training
  • Virtual Reality

Readers

  • Fire Suppression Systems Design.
  • Human-Computer Interaction (HCI).
  • Military Training and Readiness Simulation