Application of Virtual Reality Situation Awareness Design in Electric Power Operation Safety Training

ZENG Jianyou; HE Yao; XU Qingjie; ZHANG Angxiao

doi:10.19554/j.cnki.1001-3563.2025.16.017

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Packaging Engineering ›› 2025, Vol. 46 ›› Issue (16) : 202-215. DOI: 10.19554/j.cnki.1001-3563.2025.16.017

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Application of Virtual Reality Situation Awareness Design in Electric Power Operation Safety Training

ZENG Jianyou¹, HE Yao¹, XU Qingjie¹, ZHANG Angxiao^2,*

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The work aims to improve the application effect of Virtual Reality (VR) in electric power operation safety training by introducing the Situational Awareness (SA) research method. When designing VR electric power operation safety training, the research method of SA was used to analyze the training tasks in detail, to obtain and integrate the job information required by the trainers, and carry out targeted training design. To verify the effectiveness of the design, 20 volunteers were recruited to take part in the test. The test results showed that the VR electric power operation safety training based on SA could significantly improve the volunteers' understanding of the training operation process, and thus improve the overall training effect. In conclusion, the VR electric power operation safety training designed with situational awareness can help to improve the training personnel's operation skills and safety awareness, and provide an effective new method for electric power operation safety training.

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virtual reality / situation awareness / interaction design / electric power operation safety

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ZENG Jianyou, HE Yao, XU Qingjie, ZHANG Angxiao. Application of Virtual Reality Situation Awareness Design in Electric Power Operation Safety Training[J]. Packaging Engineering. 2025, 46(16): 202-215 https://doi.org/10.19554/j.cnki.1001-3563.2025.16.017

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