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M. Schumann, A. Winge, K. Peters, "Interactively Experiencing and Understanding Historical Steam Locomotive Technology", in J. Pombo, (Editor), "Proceedings of the Second International Conference on Railway Technology: Research, Development and Maintenance", Civil-Comp Press, Stirlingshire, UK, Paper 325, 2014. doi:10.4203/ccp.104.325

Keywords: interactive training, virtual reality, steam locomotive, education, cultural heritage, technical visualization.

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Historical steam locomotives and innovative learning media are not a contradiction. This paper describes the use of interactive three-dimensional graphical computer models to visualize and understand the technology of historical steam locomotives. The software presented has been applied to the "Harzer Schmalspurbahnen", a railroad company still operating narrow gauge steam locomotives on a daily basis and thus has an ongoing need to train its own staff as well as to explain the technology to honorary engineers and interested enthusiasts. The Fraunhofer Institute for Factory Operation and Automation (IFF) researched and created the methodology underlying the creation of virtual interactive environments. It is focused on providing a tool that instructors can use to create dynamic models of complex technical equipment. This paper briefly presents the modelling approach and describes how the resulting virtual environments can be employed to enhance learning.

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Front Page Browse CCP CSETS CTR IJRT Other Authors Search Purchase Guide FAQ Contact us	Civil-Comp Proceedings ISSN 1759-3433 CCP: 104 PROCEEDINGS OF THE SECOND INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON RAILWAY TECHNOLOGY: RESEARCH, DEVELOPMENT AND MAINTENANCE Edited by: J. Pombo Paper 325 Interactively Experiencing and Understanding Historical Steam Locomotive Technology M. Schumann¹, A. Winge¹ and K. Peters² ¹Fraunhofer Institute for Factory Operation and Automation IFF, Magdeburg, Germany ²Harzer Schmalspurbahnen GmbH, Wernigerode, Germany doi:10.4203/ccp.104.325 purchase the full-text of this paper Full Bibliographic Reference for this paper M. Schumann, A. Winge, K. Peters, "Interactively Experiencing and Understanding Historical Steam Locomotive Technology", in J. Pombo, (Editor), "Proceedings of the Second International Conference on Railway Technology: Research, Development and Maintenance", Civil-Comp Press, Stirlingshire, UK, Paper 325, 2014. doi:10.4203/ccp.104.325 Keywords: interactive training, virtual reality, steam locomotive, education, cultural heritage, technical visualization. Summary Historical steam locomotives and innovative learning media are not a contradiction. This paper describes the use of interactive three-dimensional graphical computer models to visualize and understand the technology of historical steam locomotives. The software presented has been applied to the "Harzer Schmalspurbahnen", a railroad company still operating narrow gauge steam locomotives on a daily basis and thus has an ongoing need to train its own staff as well as to explain the technology to honorary engineers and interested enthusiasts. The Fraunhofer Institute for Factory Operation and Automation (IFF) researched and created the methodology underlying the creation of virtual interactive environments. It is focused on providing a tool that instructors can use to create dynamic models of complex technical equipment. This paper briefly presents the modelling approach and describes how the resulting virtual environments can be employed to enhance learning. purchase the full-text of this paper (price £20) go to the previous paper go to the next paper return to the table of contents return to the book description purchase this book (price £65 +P&P)
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