Effective Underground Facilities Management in Virtual Reality by Applying a Cybersickness Reduction Technique Based on a Four-Degree-of-Freedom Motion Simulator
Managing underground utility tunnels (UUT) poses challenges such as safety risks, limited accessibility, and high training costs. To address these, we developed an effective VR-based UUT management training simulator, integrating digital twins with a multi-degree-of-freedom (DoF) motion platform to...
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| description | Managing underground utility tunnels (UUT) poses challenges such as safety risks, limited accessibility, and high training costs. To address these, we developed an effective VR-based UUT management training simulator, integrating digital twins with a multi-degree-of-freedom (DoF) motion platform to provide an immersive, cybersickness-reducing experience. Advances in actuator and computer graphics technology have increased the research and development of virtual reality (VR)-based training simulators that use multi-DoF motion platforms. In this study, the proposed system provides precisely synchronized visual feedback through a head-mounted display and kinematic feedback via four-DoF motor-based actuators, realistically simulating UUT conditions, including momentum shifts such as falls and micro-swaying. To mitigate cybersickness, visual and kinematic acceleration control techniques are employed, ensuring users can comfortably and safely experience the UUT without stability concerns. We used a LiDAR sensor to model the actual UUT for realistic visualization in the VR environment and created various scenario-based content, such as facility installation, inspection, and device repair, based on the physical characteristics inside the UUT. This integrated approach enables users to effectively manage and operate UUT facilities in a safe, controlled virtual setting, bridging the gap between traditional training and real-world operations. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-201423c6286b4f5496008924c5da7a382025-01-31T23:04:35ZengIEEEIEEE Access2169-35362025-01-0113195981961110.1109/ACCESS.2025.353259710849520Effective Underground Facilities Management in Virtual Reality by Applying a Cybersickness Reduction Technique Based on a Four-Degree-of-Freedom Motion SimulatorNamkyoo Kang0https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8682-3985Sang-Woo Seo1https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7400-3966Woo-Sug Jung2Jongchan Lee3Yong-Tae Lee4https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1627-3065Communication and Media Engineering, University of Science and Technology (UST), Yuseong-gu, Daejeon, Republic of KoreaDefense and Safety Convergence Research Division, Electronics and Telecommunications Research Institute, Yuseong-gu, Daejeon, Republic of KoreaDefense and Safety Convergence Research Division, Electronics and Telecommunications Research Institute, Yuseong-gu, Daejeon, Republic of KoreaMotion-Device Inc., Osan-si, Gyeonggi-do, Republic of KoreaCommunication and Media Engineering, University of Science and Technology (UST), Yuseong-gu, Daejeon, Republic of KoreaManaging underground utility tunnels (UUT) poses challenges such as safety risks, limited accessibility, and high training costs. To address these, we developed an effective VR-based UUT management training simulator, integrating digital twins with a multi-degree-of-freedom (DoF) motion platform to provide an immersive, cybersickness-reducing experience. Advances in actuator and computer graphics technology have increased the research and development of virtual reality (VR)-based training simulators that use multi-DoF motion platforms. In this study, the proposed system provides precisely synchronized visual feedback through a head-mounted display and kinematic feedback via four-DoF motor-based actuators, realistically simulating UUT conditions, including momentum shifts such as falls and micro-swaying. To mitigate cybersickness, visual and kinematic acceleration control techniques are employed, ensuring users can comfortably and safely experience the UUT without stability concerns. We used a LiDAR sensor to model the actual UUT for realistic visualization in the VR environment and created various scenario-based content, such as facility installation, inspection, and device repair, based on the physical characteristics inside the UUT. This integrated approach enables users to effectively manage and operate UUT facilities in a safe, controlled virtual setting, bridging the gap between traditional training and real-world operations.https://ieeexplore.ieee.org/document/10849520/Motion haptic feedbackmotion perceptionmotion simulatorunderground utility tunnelvirtual reality |
| spellingShingle | Namkyoo Kang Sang-Woo Seo Woo-Sug Jung Jongchan Lee Yong-Tae Lee Effective Underground Facilities Management in Virtual Reality by Applying a Cybersickness Reduction Technique Based on a Four-Degree-of-Freedom Motion Simulator IEEE Access Motion haptic feedback motion perception motion simulator underground utility tunnel virtual reality |
| title | Effective Underground Facilities Management in Virtual Reality by Applying a Cybersickness Reduction Technique Based on a Four-Degree-of-Freedom Motion Simulator |
| title_full | Effective Underground Facilities Management in Virtual Reality by Applying a Cybersickness Reduction Technique Based on a Four-Degree-of-Freedom Motion Simulator |
| title_fullStr | Effective Underground Facilities Management in Virtual Reality by Applying a Cybersickness Reduction Technique Based on a Four-Degree-of-Freedom Motion Simulator |
| title_full_unstemmed | Effective Underground Facilities Management in Virtual Reality by Applying a Cybersickness Reduction Technique Based on a Four-Degree-of-Freedom Motion Simulator |
| title_short | Effective Underground Facilities Management in Virtual Reality by Applying a Cybersickness Reduction Technique Based on a Four-Degree-of-Freedom Motion Simulator |
| title_sort | effective underground facilities management in virtual reality by applying a cybersickness reduction technique based on a four degree of freedom motion simulator |
| topic | Motion haptic feedback motion perception motion simulator underground utility tunnel virtual reality |
| url | https://ieeexplore.ieee.org/document/10849520/ |
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