• How extreme environments can impact the training of industrial operators 

      Manca, Davide; Nazir, Salman; Komulainen, Tiina M.; Øvergård, Kjell Ivar (Journal article, 2016)
      Extreme environments, either natural or artificial, can greatly affect the effectiveness and safety of operators. Scope of the paper is to provide a rather detailed list of extreme working environments and the effects ...
    • The Impact of Trainer on Training Transferability 

      Nazir, Salman; Øvergård, Kjell Ivar; Manca, Davide (Chapter; Peer reviewed, 2015)
      This paper seeks the answer of: “The Impact of Trainer on Training Transferability”. Since last two decades, the use of advance and immersive training simulators have became a common practice in various domains. With ...
    • Training Simulator for Extreme Environments 

      Nazir, Salman; Manca, Davide; Komulainen, Tiina M.; Øvergård, Kjell Ivar (Chapter, 2015)
      Current technological advancements have enabled the achievement of excellence in design of training simulators. This work highlights the challenges faced by operators in extreme environments and harsh conditions in an ...
    • Using the concept of data enclosing tunnel as an online feedback tool for simulator training 

      Marcano, Laura; Yazidi, Anis; Manca, Davide; Komulainen, Tiina M. (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2018)
      Feedback is one of the key factors that makes industrial simulator training an effective learning tool. Usually, the trainees receive feedback from the instructor, who guides them through the simulation tasks. However, ...
    • Virtual Reality Simulators in the Process Industry A Review of Existing Systems and the Way Towards ETS 

      Cibulka, Jaroslav; Komulainen, Tiina M.; Mirtaheri, Peyman; Nazir, Salman; Manca, Davide (Chapter; Peer reviewed, 2016)
      Simulator training with Virtual Reality Simulators deeply engages the operators and improves the learning outcome. The available commercial 3D and Virtual Reality Simulator products range from generic models for laptops ...