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Rail simulation and training: A socio-cultural and technical orchestration

conference contribution
posted on 2019-03-11, 00:00 authored by Anthony Mildred, Anjum NaweedAnjum Naweed, Angelina AmbrosettiAngelina Ambrosetti, Roberta HarreveldRoberta Harreveld
A Symphony Orchestra is made up of strings, woodwind, horn and percussion sections but without a musical composition and a skilled conductor they will never produce the desired effect on the listener. Train simulators are also made up of many functional components but without carefully considered training content that is integrated into a wider training curriculum and supported by skilled and well-trained facilitators, simulators cannot be expected to reach their full potential. This paper will examine the socio-cultural environment of the rail organizations in which simulators exist and discuss possible reasons for the failure of them to be used to maximum effect. A set of success factors will be presented that need to be considered in order to improve simulator use. Possible methodologies for improving the content of simulations and the way in which they support critical decision-making schema of drivers will also be discussed and the need to develop specific simulator facilitation skills among training staff will be examined. © Springer International Publishing AG, part of Springer Nature 2018.

Funding

Category 1 - Australian Competitive Grants (this includes ARC, NHMRC)

History

Editor

Naweed A; Wardaszko M; Leigh E; Meijer S

Volume

10711 LNCS

Start Page

175

End Page

187

Number of Pages

13

Start Date

2016-09-26

Finish Date

2016-09-29

eISSN

1611-3349

ISSN

0302-9743

ISBN-13

9783319787947

Location

Melbourne, Australia

Publisher

Springer

Place of Publication

Cham, Switzerland

Peer Reviewed

  • Yes

Open Access

  • No

External Author Affiliations

Sydac Pty Ltd., Adelaide

Author Research Institute

  • Appleton Institute

Era Eligible

  • Yes

Name of Conference

21st Annual Simulation Technology and Training Conference, SimTecT 2016, and 47th International Simulation and Gaming Association Conference, ISAGA 2016

Parent Title

Intersections in Simulation and Gaming : 21st Annual Simulation Technology and Training Conference, SimTecT 2016, and 47th International Simulation and Gaming Association Conference, ISAGA 2016, Held as Part of the First Australasian Simulation Congress, ASC 2016, Melbourne, VIC, Australia, September 26-29, 2016, Revised Selected Papers