2013
EMSS 2013 Proceeding
Using natural interfaces to interact with a virtual control desk of a nuclear power plant
Authors: Maurício Alves da Cunha Aghina, Antônio Carlos de Abreu Mól, Carlos Alexandre Fructuoso Jorge, Paulo Victor Rodrigues de Carvalho, Ana Paula Legey, Gerson Gomes Cunha, Luiz Landau
Abstract
This paper reports results achieved in a development for a virtual control desk, interfacing with a nuclear power plant?s control system. This virtual control desk was developed aiming to combine the dynamics simulation of a nuclear power plant operation, with high fidelity control desk?s visual appearance. Natural interfacing techniques where used to interact with this virtual control desk, as spoken command recognition, head tracking and body tracking. The combination of such interfacing techniques could improve user interfacing, through exploring each technique?s advantages for specific tasks. For instance, spoken command recognition is used for switching among different frame views of the virtual control desk, while head tracking techniques are used for specific frame exploration to access indicators and controls. Body tracking is similar of head tracking, but the actuation of the controls of the virtual control desk are made by computational viewing of hands, instead of mouse.
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