IMPACT OF DYNAMIC VIRTUAL AND REAL OBJECTS ON PERCEPTION OF HAZARD AND RISK

摘要

This research is aimed at investigating the effect of environmental factors such as speed of a dynamic virtual object, angle of approach, and distance between subject and virtual dynamic object and light intensity on perception of hazard in the workplace. A series of experiments considering a psychophysical approach and Stevens' Law is conducted. Analysis includes techniques such as sequential experiments to bridge data across experiments in virtual and compare to a real industrial environment. The comparison of the analyzed data in virtual and real environments helps to further determine the transferability of performance and perception from virtual reality to reality. Using the preliminary results from the integrated data in the sequential experiments, potential guidelines for using of virtual facility layout in industry will be discussed.