Application of Virtual Reality (VR) Technology in Mining and Civil Engineering

Immersive technologies from the spectrum of Industry 4.0, such as Virtual Reality (VR), are increasingly used in research and safety analysis in industrial and intralogistics systems, including distribution warehouses and production plants. Safety in intralogistics systems is influenced by design and management processes, human behavior, and device performance. In all these areas, VR can serve as a supportive technology for visualization, testing, and employee training. However, this requires the development of principles for integrating VR into standard procedures for the design, modernization, and analysis of intralogistics and production systems. This article discusses the use of VR to analyze the occupational and functional safety of intralogistics systems. It reviews the literature and VR implementations aimed at examining and improving safety in industrial systems. The article explores the integration of VR into the design and analysis procedures for intralogistics and production systems. The authors present a five-dimensional decision space for assessing the use of VR, including identifying subjects of safety analysis, threats and hazards specific to intralogistics, countermeasures for these threats, factors affecting safety, and mechanisms by which VR can improve safety in intralogistics systems. As a subsequent step, the authors discuss using universal simulation environments that support VR technology to study and enhance safety in intralogistics systems, providing a framework example based on the FlexSim (2023 update 2) environment. Finally, this article addresses the threats and limitations of VR technology, along with the challenges and future prospects of VR in the context of Industry 4.0. The article concludes that VR can be an essential tool for increasing safety in the future, albeit with some reservations about certain features of this technology.

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Restructuring Lost Worlds

Chaudhary,

Singh,

Thakur

et al. 2024

Advances in Hospitality, Tourism, and the Services Industry

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This chapter analyzes the importance of historical reconstruction in the tourism and hospitality sector. This chapter examines the role of virtual reality (VR) in bringing the history back to life in tourism and hospitality. Considering recent developments in VR, this chapter explores the educational benefits in the historical sector, and the benefits of this technology in historical reconstruction. As the authors explore this further, it can be seen the role of VR to rove through ancient cities and gain an innate understanding of people's lives who lived in earlier centuries. This chapter will uncover the collaborative efforts made by archaeologists, historians, and technologists for the successful implementation of VR technology in boosting tourism. Sustainability concerns and long-term maintenance of VR-enhanced historical sites. By relying on references from early adopters in the fields of digital archaeology and VR development, the authors will look for the potential of this technology for connecting us with our legacy in previously unbelievable ways.

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Application of Virtual Reality (VR) Technology in Mining and Civil Engineering

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Navigating the Future of Enterprises: Insights into Digital Transformation, Virtual Reality, and the Metaverse

Navigating the Future of Enterprises: Insights into Digital Transformation, Virtual Reality, and the Metaverse

Virtual Reality Application for the Safety Improvement of Intralogistics Systems

Restructuring Lost Worlds

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