The Whole Ship Simulation Training Platform Based on Virtual Reality

Abstract

The students generally lack the overall grasp about navigation and the operation practice of equipment and instruments on board under the current education mode. The simulator based on virtual reality has become an important way in learning and training. As a result, this paper develops a whole ship simulation training platform for the teaching and training of navigation. Occlusion Culling and Levels of Detail technology are used to optimize the scene. The six-degree freedom mathematical model of ship motion is established using the separation modeling theory. The flexible object simulation technology, the modeling and rendering of ocean technology and the reverse dynamics technology are adopted to realize the virtual equipment interaction. According to the simulation results, the platform has high efficiency and good immersion, and can show abundant navigation knowledge and realize virtual operation about navigation equipment and instruments. The platform can be used for the teaching and training of navigation.

Physics-Based Watercraft Simulator in Virtual Reality

“…Currently, the visualization software used for ship simulators is essentially the same as gaming and VR applications [9]. Many of the major companies such as Kongsberg Marine (Figure 1) and HR Wallingford (Figure 2) use Unity or Unreal Engine as the basis for their software due to the ability to create interactive experiences.…”