Publications / 2000 Proceedings of the 17th ISARC, Taipei, Taiwan

Man-in-the-Loop Training Simulator for Hydraulic Elevating Platforms

Erno Keskinen, Mika Iltanen, Teemu Salonen, Sirpa Launis, Michel Cotsaftis, Jorma Pispala
Pages 1-8 (2000 Proceedings of the 17th ISARC, Taipei, Taiwan, ISBN 9789570266986, ISSN 2413-5844)
Abstract:

Hydraulic elevating platforms are commonly used machinery in assembling outside covers to buildings, washing windows etc. Evacuation of people from high places as well as fire-fighting are also well known service areas of elevating platforms. A team of researchers, designers, and end-users has introduced a concept of a man-in-the-loop simulator to be used in operator training for time-critical and accurate boom maneuvers. The hardware consists of a boom platform mounted on a 3d Stewart platform. Virtual engineering software is used to visualize the working environment on wall screens while a real-time simulation model transforms large boom movements to produce restricted motion in the Stewart mechanism.

Keywords: Hydraulic booms, elevating platforms, training simulators, virtual environments