A Virtual Reality Platform for Aircraft Maintenance Operations Training
Grant Data
Project Title
A Virtual Reality Platform for Aircraft Maintenance Operations Training
Principal Investigator
Dr Lau, Henry Ying Kei
(Project Coordinator (PC))
Co-Investigator(s)
Dr Cheung Angus
(Co-project coordinator)
Dr Chan Leith Kin Yip
(Co-Investigator)
Duration
12
Start Date
2017-03-31
Amount
745000
Conference Title
A Virtual Reality Platform for Aircraft Maintenance Operations Training
Presentation Title
Keywords
A Virtual Reality Platform, Aircraft Maintenance, Operations Training
Discipline
Engineering Management
Panel
Engineering (E)
HKU Project Code
ITP/011/17LI
Grant Type
Platform Research Projects - General Award
Funding Year
2017
Status
Completed
Objectives
A virtual reality-empowered training system is developed for the training of China Aircraft Services Limited (CASL) engineers to perform walk-around inspection of aircraft which is a critical aircraft maintenance operation undertaken by CASL. The virtual reality (VR) training system is based on the technology of interactive and immersive VR training paradigm powered by the imseCAVE VR solutions together with the VR training management methodology in the domain of aviation service logistics resulting from the parent ITF project – A virtual reality system for strategic operation training (ITP/015/15LP) undertaken by the project team at HKU. The VR-empowered training system for aircraft maintenance operation training not only greatly enhances the availability and flexibility of the training process, but also improves the safety of personnel performing such training. Moreover, the innovative training management system developed allows the capturing of trainees behavior during the training process, which facilitate the qualification of trainee skills with enhanced flexibility, minimizing risk of damaging valuable hardware, and improved cost effectiveness of training programme.