Virtual Reality Platform for Hazardous Chemical Management (ETKİ-VR)

Project Title 44

Virtual Reality Platform for Hazardous Chemical Management (ETKİ-VR)

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BYS Grup

Türkiye

TÜBİTAK

TÜBİTAK

COMPLETED

01.11.2020 – 01.05.2022

Daysoft Bilişim Mühendislik Elektronik Sanayi Ve Ticaret Limited Şirketi

BYS Grup

Proscon Mühendislik Sanayi Ve Ticaret Anonim Şirketi

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Project Description: ETKİ-VR is a virtual reality platform that consists of modules to measure and improve the competencies of the groups that manage the activities such as production, storage, maintenance and engineering in the institutions that deals with dangerous chemicals. 

Aim of the Project: Humankind has accelerated its industrialisation to fulfil its needs and increase its welfare. This led to increased production and decreased costs, along with industrial hazards and technological disasters. 

The increase in the industrial risks has led to process accidents caused by dangerous chemicals. According to the research, it is seen that a great majority of these accidents have been caused by human error. Process safety aims to prevent the deaths as well as commercial and environmental losses by averting the accidents.

The technological developments in the fields of virtual reality and augmented reality in the world and our country will allow the human resources in the relevant sectors to experience what needs to be done before and during chemical hazards. 

 

Innovative Aspects of the Project:  

  • Allowing practices on subjects that were previously unpracticable 
  • Dynamic platform 
  • Laying down the foundation for multiple projects 
  • Modular design – each facility can prepare its own unique solution 
  • Tracing of personal gains 
  • Establishing the competition environment 
  • Preparation of game-based training material 

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There are 8 work packages within the scope of the project. WP7 and WP8 is under BYS Grup’s responsibility. 

  • WP1: Requirements Analysis and Conceptual Design 
  • WP2: Project and Quality Management 
  • WP3: Establishing Software Architecture 
  • WP4: Assessment and Evaluation Platform 
  • WP5: 3-D Modelling 
  • WP6: Software and VR Integration 
  • WP7: Test Activities and Documentation: 
  • In this WP, test procedures of the largely developed system will be prepared and testing and development activities will be carried out. The end product of the project should be tested component by component. Within this scope, user tests and stress tests will be applied to the integrated and ready-to-use system. Standard software and system testing methodologies will be applied. 
  • The set of documentation required for the software (user handbook, programmer handbook, validation handbook etc.) will be created.  
  • WP8: Usability Test and Pilot Activities 
  • Identification of parameters such as the companies that operate with dangerous chemicals, their operation type, their region, staff count, staff quality 
  • Identification of pilot industrial companies for the VR Platform according to the identified parameters and target market 
  • Carrying out testing and pilot activities in the identified companies  

Preparing a final testing and pilot activities report