Development of Simulator to Jointly Evaluate and Train Non-Technical Skills of Railway Staffs using Ergonomics and Virtual Engineering Technologies

초록

Railway accidents due to human error continue to increase, and developing technologies that reduce the risk of human errors made by drivers is a global issue. Korea Railroad Research Institute has developed a virtual engineering-based railroad driver cab ergonomics verification simulator for international standards. The simulator's capability has been expanded to jointly train and evaluate integrated Non-Technical Skills (NTS) of drivers, controllers and signalers, such as information exchange and communication in accident/abnormal/emergency situations, to improve railroad staffs' safety duty capabilities. As follow, the paper describes the results of the simulator and our findings.