A Study on Differences in Educational Method to Periodic Inspection Work of Nuclear Power Plants
Construction work and regular inspection work at nuclear power plants involve many special tasks, unlike general on-site work. In addition, the opportunity to transfer knowledge from skilled workers to unskilled workers is limited due to the inability to easily enter the plant and various security a...
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| description | Construction work and regular inspection work at nuclear power plants involve many special tasks, unlike general on-site work. In addition, the opportunity to transfer knowledge from skilled workers to unskilled workers is limited due to the inability to easily enter the plant and various security and radiation exposure issues. Therefore, in this study, we considered the application of virtual reality (VR) as a method to increase opportunities to learn anytime and anywhere and to transfer knowledge more effectively. In addition, as an interactive learning method to improve comprehension, we devised a system that uses hand tracking and eye tracking to allow participants to experience movements and postures that are closer to the real work in a virtual space. For hand-based work, three actions, “pinch”, “grab”, and “hold”, were reproduced depending on the sizes of the parts and tools, and visual confirmation work was reproduced by the movement of the gaze point of the eyes, faithfully reproducing the special actions of the inspection work. We confirmed that a hybrid learning process that appropriately combines the developed active learning method, using experiential VR, with conventional passive learning methods, using paper and video, can improve the comprehension and retention of special work at nuclear power plants. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-1e68cea8c9a44b1fb74ed54827d2d5452025-08-20T01:55:22ZengMDPI AGCivilEng2673-41092024-09-015376078410.3390/civileng5030040A Study on Differences in Educational Method to Periodic Inspection Work of Nuclear Power PlantsYuichi Yashiro0Gang Wang1Fumio Hatori2Nobuyoshi Yabuki3Research and Development Department, Hitachi Plant Construction, Ltd., Tokyo 170-8630, JapanResearch and Development Department, Hitachi Plant Construction, Ltd., Tokyo 170-8630, JapanResearch and Development Department, Hitachi Plant Construction, Ltd., Tokyo 170-8630, JapanDivision of Sustainable Energy and Environmental Engineering, Graduate School of Engineering, Osaka University, Osaka 565-0871, JapanConstruction work and regular inspection work at nuclear power plants involve many special tasks, unlike general on-site work. In addition, the opportunity to transfer knowledge from skilled workers to unskilled workers is limited due to the inability to easily enter the plant and various security and radiation exposure issues. Therefore, in this study, we considered the application of virtual reality (VR) as a method to increase opportunities to learn anytime and anywhere and to transfer knowledge more effectively. In addition, as an interactive learning method to improve comprehension, we devised a system that uses hand tracking and eye tracking to allow participants to experience movements and postures that are closer to the real work in a virtual space. For hand-based work, three actions, “pinch”, “grab”, and “hold”, were reproduced depending on the sizes of the parts and tools, and visual confirmation work was reproduced by the movement of the gaze point of the eyes, faithfully reproducing the special actions of the inspection work. We confirmed that a hybrid learning process that appropriately combines the developed active learning method, using experiential VR, with conventional passive learning methods, using paper and video, can improve the comprehension and retention of special work at nuclear power plants.https://www.mdpi.com/2673-4109/5/3/40virtual realityeye trackinghand trackingexpert knowledgeplant construction |
| spellingShingle | Yuichi Yashiro Gang Wang Fumio Hatori Nobuyoshi Yabuki A Study on Differences in Educational Method to Periodic Inspection Work of Nuclear Power Plants CivilEng virtual reality eye tracking hand tracking expert knowledge plant construction |
| title | A Study on Differences in Educational Method to Periodic Inspection Work of Nuclear Power Plants |
| title_full | A Study on Differences in Educational Method to Periodic Inspection Work of Nuclear Power Plants |
| title_fullStr | A Study on Differences in Educational Method to Periodic Inspection Work of Nuclear Power Plants |
| title_full_unstemmed | A Study on Differences in Educational Method to Periodic Inspection Work of Nuclear Power Plants |
| title_short | A Study on Differences in Educational Method to Periodic Inspection Work of Nuclear Power Plants |
| title_sort | study on differences in educational method to periodic inspection work of nuclear power plants |
| topic | virtual reality eye tracking hand tracking expert knowledge plant construction |
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