Research on Training Effectiveness of Professional Maintenance Personnel Based on Virtual Reality and Augmented Reality Technology

Xiao-Wei Liu, Cheng-Yu Li, Sina Dang, Wei Wang (), Jue Qu, Tong Chen and Qing-Li Wang
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Xiao-Wei Liu: Academy of Air Defense and Antimissile, Air Force Engineering University, Xi’an 710051, China
Cheng-Yu Li: Academy of Air Defense and Antimissile, Air Force Engineering University, Xi’an 710051, China
Sina Dang: Academy of Air Defense and Antimissile, Air Force Engineering University, Xi’an 710051, China
Wei Wang: Academy of Air Defense and Antimissile, Air Force Engineering University, Xi’an 710051, China
Jue Qu: Academy of Air Defense and Antimissile, Air Force Engineering University, Xi’an 710051, China
Tong Chen: Academy of Air Defense and Antimissile, Air Force Engineering University, Xi’an 710051, China
Qing-Li Wang: Academy of Air Defense and Antimissile, Air Force Engineering University, Xi’an 710051, China

Sustainability, 2022, vol. 14, issue 21, 1-22

Abstract: The maintenance training method based on Virtual Reality (VR) and Augmented Reality (AR) technology has the characteristics of safety, no space limitation, and good reusability. Compared with the traditional training method, it can reduce the training cost, shorten the training period, and improve training effectiveness. Therefore, more and more maintenance training use VR and AR to replace training based on actual equipment to improve training effectiveness. However, in the context of multi-level tasks, there is still no clear research conclusion on how to choose training methods, maximize the advantages of each training method, and achieve higher training effectiveness. In response to this problem, this study constructed three training platforms based on VR, AR, and actual equipment, designed three maintenance tasks at different levels, and created a comparative analysis of the training effects of 60 male trainees under the three tasks and three training platforms. The results show that for single-level maintenance tasks, the training effect of the traditional group was significantly better than that of the AR group and the VR group. For multi-level maintenance tasks, the training effect of AR group was significantly better than that of the VR group. With the increasing difficulty of maintenance tasks, the training efficiency of the AR group was more than 10% higher than that of the VR group and traditional group and the AR group had less cognitive load. The conclusions of this study can provide a theoretical basis for the selection of training methods and evaluation design and help to formulate training strategies, thereby shortening the training period of professional maintenance personnel.

Keywords: virtual reality; augmented reality; maintenance training; training effectiveness; cognitive load (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: O13 Q Q0 Q2 Q3 Q5 Q56 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2022
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