• Proceedings of the Korea Committee for Ocean Resources and Engineering Conference
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• 2003.10a
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• pp.272-276
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• 2003

In this paper, current application of VR in naval architecture and ocean eng. Design is surveyed and VR process is implemented in ship navigation system. So far, very sophisticated VR applications have announced but not published yet. The reason not published may be that the application is for the navy ship of which the information could not be opened to the public. Also there is another area implementing Simulation Based Design, i..e., visualization of the integration process from initial design to the manufacturing. Herein, the tendency of VR in this area is surveyed, so the international application of VR is introduced. Trough the analysis the most appropriate applicability of VR in this area can be distinguished. And to show the application, ship navigation VR is programmed using OpenGL graphics software.

• Proceedings of the Korean Institute of Navigation and Port Research Conference
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• 2001.10a
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• pp.121-140
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• 2001

- We explored the application of VR technologies to implement VR-Based Navigation Simulator Using VRML. - VR Ship Simulator gave some useful functions such as maneuvering ship with ease of learning the International Conventions to Preventing Collisions at sea. - AtoN Simulator can give attractive and interesting experiences with ease of learning the rules of IALA system and ease of comprehension of Aids to Navigation characteristics in various weather conditions - Results from tests, it became apparent that the developed VR-based Navigation Simulator could be adequate to next generation ship simulator.

• Journal of the Korea Institute of Information and Communication Engineering
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• v.26 no.2
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• pp.214-222
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• 2022

Safety education for crew members is an essential education because it is directly related to life. When ship emergency response training is provided as a hands-on training rather than a sit-down training, the satisfaction of trainees and the educational effect are higher. However, for ship emergency response training to be conducted through practical training, educational conditions such as time and place are insufficient in reality. In recent years, the use of VR technology in education has been in the spotlight. Practicing through virtual reality is an educational method that other educational institutions are also aiming for because it can increase the educational effect regardless of time and place. On the other hand, in order to provide VR-based education, it is essential to develop related technologies and develop contents. In this study, VR-based content development was performed. The development scenario is about navigation and accident response plan, and it was developed for navigation in narrow waterways and limited visibility.

• Proceedings of the Korean Institute of Navigation and Port Research Conference
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• 2000.06a
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• pp.93-105
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• 2000

This paper describes prototype Virtual Reality Ship Simulator (VRSS) that we have recently developed next-generation training equipment based on the virtual reality (VR) technology. The inherent defects of conventional ship simulators are enormous costs and difficult system upgrade due to the system construction, such as large mock-up bridge system, wide visual presentations, In this paper, to cope with those problems, we explored VR technology that can give realistic environments in a virtual world. Then we constructed prototype VRSS system, which is, consists of PC-based human sensors, and Databases set having 3D object models and coefficients of Head Related Transfer Functions (HRTFs). 3D-WEBMASTER authoring tool was used as Virtual Reality Modeling Language (VRML). Using the VRSS system, we constructed Port an Passage Simulator for the harbor of INCHON in Korea, and Ship and Sea State Simulator for an arbitrary given sea environmental states by user. Through many simulation tests, we testified the efficiency of developed prototype VRSS by subject assessment with five participants. Then, we present results on the simulation experiments and conclude with discussion of evaluation results.

• Proceedings of the Korean Institute of Navigation and Port Research Conference
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• 2020.11a
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• pp.70-71
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• 2020

In the era of autonomous ships, artificial intelligence technology will be able to provide a more advanced immersive experience by combining AR and VR. Immersion technology can provide a real-like experience and sensibility by dazzling the five senses of the user. In autonomous operation through VR or AR, it is necessary to provide a natural environment in which seafarers can immerse themselves in navigation and interact with virtual ships. In this study, in preparation for the era of autonomous ships, what are the key characteristics that seafarer can realize immersive user experience during autonomous navigation through VR or AR.

• Proceedings of KOSOMES biannual meeting
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• 2003.11a
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• pp.53-57
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• 2003

The last goof if the study is to develop a law cost and a readily available Virtual Reality (VR) based Ship Handling Simulator using Personal Computer. This paper mainly describes procedures and methods to control the dynamic motions if the 3D ship object with maneuvering coefficients in a virtual navigation world The creation if virtual navigation world, the mathematical background q a ship control, and the construction of the system are also discussed.

• Journal of the Korean Institute of Navigation
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• v.24 no.3
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• pp.133-140
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• 2000

The paper deals with the implementation of prototype Ship Simulator system (VRSS) by Virtual Reality techniques with Head Mounted Display (HMD) device. The prototype VRSS was consists of PC-based human sensors, object oriented operating system. In addition, two kinds of databases arranged from Head Related Transfer Functions and 3D object models were used to create 3D sea sound, and to construct virtual world, respectively. Using the prototype system, we carried out some simulation tests for the overtaking situation to prevent collisions at sea, and discussed on the usability of the system. As results from simulations, the prototype VRSS can provide multisensory and interactive display environment. The results gave rise to the user interaction with 3D objects that give realistic reproduction of navigational environments under a given scenario. Thus, we found that the prototype VRSS should be one of the next-generation ship simulation system.

• Proceedings of the Korean Society of Computer Information Conference
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• 2022.01a
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• pp.409-410
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• 2022

우리 사회는 COVID-19로 인하여 비대면 사회로 빠르게 변화하고 있다. 특히, COVID-19에 대한 대응으로 인플레이션 부작용이 나타나고 있는데 공급망 붕괴가 원인으로 지목되고 있다. 물류를 안전하고 원활하게 하려면 선박검사에 비대면 기술이 요구되는데 AR과 VR 기술을 활용한 원격 선박검사 시스템이 필요할 것으로 전망된다. 이에 따라, 본연구는 산업과 연구의 실무에서 요구하는 기능에 대한 설문조사를 기반으로 분석하고 기술개발과 시스템 설계에 대한 방향성을 제시하고자 한다.

• Proceedings of the Korean Institute of Navigation and Port Research Conference
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• 2015.10a
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• pp.175-178
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• 2015

This paper presents a VR-simulated sailor training platform for emergency in order to prevent a human error that causes 60~80% of domestic/ abroad marine accidents. Through virtual reality technology, the proposed platform provides an interaction method for proficiency of procedures in emergency, and a crowd control method for controlling crowd agents in a virtual ship environment. The interaction method uses speech recognition and gesture recognition to enhance the immersiveness and efficiency of the training. The crowd control method provides natural simulations of crowd agents by applying a behavior model that reflects the social behavior model of human. To examine the efficiency of the proposed platform, a prototype whose virtual training scenario describes the outbreak of fire in a ship was implemented as a standalone system.

• Journal of Navigation and Port Research
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• v.27 no.2
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• pp.145-153
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• 2003

The presence-feeling enhancement method of a Virtual Reality (VR) simulator is proposed in this paper. The method is to increase realistic human feeling by mutual synergy effect between stereoscopic image and three-dimensional (3D) sound. In order to test the influence of mutual synergy effect, subject assessment with five university students is carried out using VR ship simulator having PC monitor and LCD shutter glasses. It I found that the averaged scale value of image naturalness is increased by 0.5 from $I_{nat}$=3.1 to 3.6 when blending stereoscopic images with 3D sound, and the averaged score value of sound localization is increased by 10% from $A_{SL}$ = 70~75% to $A_{SL}$ = 80~85% when blending 3D sound with stereoscopic image. In conclusion, the results show that the proposed method is able to increase the presence feeling in the VR simulator.