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This VR training simulator is the first for construction equipment
A scissor lift virtual reality training simulator, first glimpsed during The Rental Show, may be the start of using such simulators for all types of construction equipment, according to an Edmonton, Canada-based tech company. Officially launching last week at the IPAF Summit and International Awards for Powered Access (IAPA) in Miami, the VR scissor lift […]
March 16, 2018
Driver/operator coaching/training
VISTA Training launches new dozer simulator
Provide comprehensive training for new operators with VISTA Training’s new PC-based dozer simulator from Simlog, which complements the company’s dozer training programs. The simulation software features a medium-size dozer at work on a construction site, and has seven simulation modules to train entry-level operators on core skills and basic machine operation, including controls familiarization, dozer […]
April 5, 2013
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Stress points may fashion machine design Volvo is using its equipment simulators to not only train but also measure operator stress in a search for machine features that might help alleviate that stress. “The operator and machine literally form a system,” says Reno Filla, Volvo’s research engineer. “We’re studying the psychophysiology of machine operation, or […]
November 2, 2011
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