Design of Interactive Virtual Reality for Erection Steel Construction Simulator System Using Senso Gloves

Abstract

In steel construction, some stages demand a learning process first to understand the functions and procedures that will occur. The erection process in steel construction is a process of assembling steel components so that it becomes a unity that will be carried out in the field. When carrying out steel as part of erection activities, there are huge potential risks to employees, subcontractors, or other personnel within the construction area, therefore it requires intensive training before real work done. Various methods can be done to facilitate the teaching of the erection process in steel construction; one of them is by using a simulator. A simulator system that uses hand gesture readings and haptic feedback is the best choices of learning methods to help the learning process of erection in steel construction. Virtual reality is an option to be applied the desired simulator system. With virtual reality, users can utilize cognitive and motor skills to interact with the system. The cognitive and motor skills are increasingly driven by control devices like senso gloves that can read and display the motion at the system interface in the same time. In addition, the addition of haptic feedback in the form of vibrations at each fingertip of the glove makes the simulation closer to reality. The purpose of this study is to design the use of motion control Senso Glove as a tool in developing simulator for the erection process learning in steel construction within a virtual reality environment.