Integration of Simulation Systems into the Software and Hardware Platform of Virtual Training Complexes

Abstract

The implementation of training complexes based on virtual reality for the training of specialists in machine-building, chemical, mining and other industries is associated with the need to solve a number of tasks. These include simulating various physical processes (temperature, humidity, and air pressure), loads (speed of movement and angle of inclination of the surface), and other external factors that cannot be reliably simulated in virtual reality. Therefore, an urgent task is to integrate various simulation systems into the software and hardware platform of virtual training complexes, which will provide a realistic immersion in the subject area due to virtual reality, as well as simulate the necessary external influences on the student. The paper considers this process by the example of integration of a simulation system of physical loads into virtual training complexes. The basis of the simulation system under consideration is a controlled treadmill. The use of treadmills allows students to develop muscle memory, perform physical training and increase the degree of immersion in virtual reality, which positively affects the effectiveness of their training. However, their integration requires the solution of a number of practical tasks for the transfer of information between the individual subsystems of the virtual training complex. The paper considers algorithms and software for solving these problems. The described approaches can be used to integrate various simulation systems into the software and hardware platform of virtual training complexes for the organization of comprehensive training of specialists.