VR-CPES: A Novel Cyber-Physical Education Systems for Interactive VR Services Based on a Mobile Platform

Abstract

The evolution of virtual reality technology allows users to immerse themselves into virtual environments, providing a new experience that is impossible in the real world. The appearance of cyber-physical systems and the Internet of things makes humans to understand and control the real world in detail. The integration of virtual reality into cyber-physical systems and the Internet of things may induce innovative education services in the near future. In this paper, we propose a novel, a virtual reality-based cyber-physical education system for efficient education in a virtual reality on a mobile platform, called VR-CPES. VR-CPES can integrate the real world into virtual reality using cyber-physical systems technology, especially using digital twin. We extract essential service requirements of VR-CPES in terms of delay time in the virtual reality service layer. In order to satisfy the requirements of the network layer, we design a new, real-time network technology interworking software, defined as network and time-sensitive network. A gateway function for the interworking is developed to make protocol level transparency. In addition, a path selection algorithm is proposed to make flexible flow between physical things and cyber things. Finally, a simulation study will be conducted to validate the functionalities and performance in terms of packet loss and delay as defined in the requirements.

Systematic review of digital twin technology and applications

“…Innovative product design courses based on real-world case studies have also been developed. Kim et al [ 99 ] used DT technology to integrate the real world into VR, and realized efficient teaching and learning based on VR on a mobile platform. Toivonen et al [ 100 ] created a generic learning environment for flexible manufacturing systems that allowed students to familiarize themselves with fully automated production systems, developing and testing programs in a virtual environment.…”

A New Physical Education Teaching System and Training Framework Based on Human-Computer Interaction and Auxiliary Interaction

“…System development goals: Based on above learning requirements and function requirements, this study adopted the motion capture technology to collect martial arts movements through the depth sensor Kinect, a few martial arts practitioners and experts were invited to assist the construction of the standard database and reference database [10]. The proposed system has many functions; besides the teaching of regular martial arts movements, it also has contents such as the introduction of the history and culture of martial arts, the movement decomposition and tips, and the images of the movements, etc.…”

The application of computer VR technology in physical education

“…With the characteristics of strong theoreticality and special teaching methods, the "immersive" virtual classroom and AR teaching materials under the application of virtual reality technology will break the existing teaching forms, teaching materials system, and classroom lecture methods of university physical education special courses, and also affect the traditional physical education teaching transmission mode. The literature [12] concluded that VR technology has three characteristics such as conceptual, interactive, and immersive, which can complement certain deficiencies in physical education to solve the problems that exist in traditional physical education. Finally, the potential problems of VR sports are briefly analyzed, preliminary countermeasures are provided, and future development direction is indicated.…”