虚拟现实技术在机械安全领域的应用展望

Application and Prospect of Virtual Reality Technology in Machinery Safety

虚拟现实技术是近年来发展十分迅速的一项计算机技术，该技术是模拟人类视觉、听觉、力觉、触觉等感知行为的高度逼真的人机交互技术，虚拟现实技术现在已经成功地应用在各种领域，如机械、电子、航空航天、医疗、教育等。在机械安全领域通过运用虚拟现实技术，可以模拟再现安全事故的发生，深入研究事故的因果，以便优化机械安全设计，降低机械安全风险，保障人身安全和健康。本文就虚拟现实技术在机械安全领域的应用进行分析探讨，并对应用前景进行了展望。

Virtual reality technology is a computer technology developing rapidly in recent years. It is a highly realistic human-machine interaction technology, simulating humancognitive behaviors such as vision, touch, hearing,etc. It has been widely applied in various fields such as machinery, electronics, aerospace, medical, education, etc. The application of virtual reality technology in machinery safety cansimulate and reveal the safety accidentsand give a better solution to studythe accident causes and effects. It is also helpful to reduce the safety risk of machinery, thus can guarantee personal safety and health. In this paper, we discuss the application of virtual reality technology in machinerysafety, and also prospect its future applications.