The concept of epistemic responsibility of an industrial enterprise engineer is introduced. The concept of an engineer’s epistemic responsibility is inspired by a situation of epistemic distrust in which the engineer finds himself as an expert. The definition of ‘epistemic’ in relation to the word ‘responsibility’ allows asking a question, what are the characteristics of the knowledge with which the engineer substantiates decision-making. For the first time in the domestic philosophy of engineering, epistemic duties of an engineer of an industrial enterprise are formulated: the duty of due diligence and epistemic zeal. The general epistemological attitude of an engineer in an extreme situation is skepticism. The author claims that the role of anomalous evidence in establishing the truth is an epistemologically difficult problem in investigating an extreme situation. In an extreme situation, the engineer’s epistemic responsibility is embodied in the following: to prevent self-deception and potentially unintentional deception of others in relation to the engineering solution; do not mislead workers who do not have the proper epistemic experience and do not allow them to be mistaken; take into account abnormal or seemingly questionable information and consider it properly.
The concept ‘model’ in mechanical engineering is analyzed. Some problems of model usage at the industrial enterprise are named: ontology of elements of difficult model system; difference between the description of the model in natural language and mathematical language; the problem of fitting objects. Design of new way of feedback between a paint robot and its operator based on the use of not only virtual, but also augmented reality, requires an appeal to the ontology of models or to philosophical discourse. The difference between model description in natural and artificial languages implies the application of a semantic approach. The problem of fitting objects during the model testing in mechanical engineering can be solved during testing. The authors argue that the use of an interdisciplinary approach in comprehending complex model systems, taking into account virtual and augmented realities, allows us to clarify the conditions for using virtual 3D models in mechanical engineering.
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