Using VE for training and augmenting human performance in forestry telemanipulation

Jean-Francois Lapointe; Paul Freedman; Paul Mackenzie; Jean-Marc Robert

doi:10.1117/12.263004

17 December 1996 Using VE for training and augmenting human performance in forestry telemanipulation

Jean-Francois Lapointe, Paul Freedman, Paul Mackenzie, Jean-Marc Robert

Proceedings Volume 2901, Telemanipulator and Telepresence Technologies III; (1996) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.263004
Event: Photonics East '96, 1996, Boston, MA, United States

Abstract

Processing harvesters are forestry telemanipulators that can fell, delimb, cut and pile trees in only one sequence of operations. They are complex machines and operators need between 4 and 6 months of practice to become productive. This paper describes work in progress concerning the development of a computerized environment that uses 3D graphics, audio feedback and real-time interactivity to create a virtual environment (VE) similar to one of a processing harvester. This virtual environment will be used both to train operators and to test new user interfaces that could enhance performance and/or reduce operation's learning time, as well as improve the overall productivity by allowing operators to train without taking machines out of service.

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Jean-Francois Lapointe, Paul Freedman, Paul Mackenzie, and Jean-Marc Robert "Using VE for training and augmenting human performance in forestry telemanipulation", Proc. SPIE 2901, Telemanipulator and Telepresence Technologies III, (17 December 1996); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.263004

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