Invensys Process Systems (IPS), the Texas-based global technology and consulting firm, today unveiled its Immersive Virtual Reality Process (IVRP) technology at the Gastech Exhibition in Abu Dhabi.
The IVRP system is a software programme that allows engineers and trainees in the energy sector the opportunity to see and interact with the plant where they work in a safe training environment.
The plant’s CAD drawings are fed into a computer and a virtual replica of the facility is created.
“The ability to simulate complex processes in connection with virtual actions allows the user to directly experience an environment that changes over time, making it more effective at transferring skills learned in training to the work environment,” Maurizio Rovaglio, director, IPS global consulting said.
arely performed volatile tasks such as plant shutdowns can be rehearsed in a stable, realistic environment, users and operator trainees have the opportunity to learn and make mistakes without putting themselves, the community or the environment at risk,” he added.
Rovaglio also stated that using computer models as opposed to real equipment allows the trainees endless experimentation without ever taking equipment offline.
The IVRP system becomes commercially available in September 2009.
