VR Fire Response Simulation for Secondary Battery Production

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Solution Overview

Problem

The rapid increase in secondary battery production facilities is accompanied by a shortage of skilled workers, and existing training methods are inadequate for quickly responding to emergencies like fires or failures due to busy schedules and high worker turnover.

Innovation Solution

A VR-based fire response simulation method and device that allows workers to train in fire response scenarios before actual work, using a simulation device with HMD and controllers to provide realistic fire situations and evaluate user responses, generating training and evaluation modes to enhance response capabilities.

Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles

VSEngineering Contradiction Analysis

1Reliability

If traditional training methods (watching and learning from skilled workers) are used, then workers can learn operational skills, but training effectiveness is insufficient for emergency response due to busy schedules and high worker turnover

Engineering Contradiction:
Improveemergency response capabilityVSAvoidtraining time availability
Core Design Contradiction:
ReliabilityVSLoss of time

Solution Approach 1:

The VR simulation system enables workers to undergo emergency response training in advance before actual work deployment. By pre-training workers in virtual fire response scenarios, the system ensures they acquire emergency handling skills beforehand, eliminating the need for time-consuming on-the-job training and ensuring immediate response capability when emergencies occur in reality.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #10Preliminary action

2Reliability

If VR simulation training is implemented, then emergency response capability is improved, but device complexity and training cost increase

Engineering Contradiction:
Improvefire response capabilityVSAvoidsimulation device complexity
Core Design Contradiction:
ReliabilityVSDevice complexity

Solution Approach 1:

The system creates a virtual copy of the secondary battery production facility environment using VR technology. This virtual replica allows workers to train in realistic fire response scenarios without requiring actual physical fire training facilities or risking real equipment. The virtual environment copying approach reduces the need for complex physical training infrastructure while maintaining training effectiveness.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #26Copying

3Object-affected harmful factors

If comprehensive fire response training is provided, then worker safety and damage minimization improve, but training duration and productivity loss during training increase

Engineering Contradiction:
Improvefire damageVSAvoidproduction schedule
Core Design Contradiction:
Object-affected harmful factorsVSProductivity

Solution Approach 1:

The VR simulation training is designed as periodic, modular training sessions that can be integrated into the production schedule. Workers can undergo brief, focused fire response training modules at regular intervals or during scheduled breaks, rather than requiring extended continuous training periods. This periodic training approach maintains emergency response readiness while minimizing disruption to overall production productivity.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #19Periodic action

Data Source

PatentEP4273841B1VR-based fire response simulation method and device for secondary battery production
Publication Date: 2025.09.17 LG ENERGY SOLUTION LTD
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AI summary

Systems and methods for executing instructions for executing a virtual reality (VR)-based fire response simulation method for secondary battery production are disclosed. One method includes receiving a gaze direction and gaze location of a user identified from a head mounted display (HMD). Fire response content associated with a secondary battery production apparatus corresponding to the received gaze direction and gaze location is displayed on an area of a display of the HMD. The fire response content includes a plurality of fire response scenarios. User behavior information indicating a motion of the user determined from at least one of the HMD or a controller associated with the HMD is obtained. The fire response content associated with the secondary battery production apparatus is executed based on the obtained user behavior information.