Instructor Information

Most simulators are used for the practical exercises only, however, more and more instructors appreciate all- in-one approach, where the Theoretical Module is part of the simulator. Almost all our machines offer a theoretical module however content vary depending on a machine.

Theoretical Course, should be used as a complementary tool in addition to the theory explained by the instructor. However, it covers the most important topics such as:

• Introduction to the machine.
• Risk prevention.
• Operation security.
• Knowledge of the component.
• Basic maintenance.
• Protocols during the usage.
• Procedures.
• Malfunctioning of the machines.
• Possible problems during the usage.

We offer a great flexibility, so each instructor can customise settings of the exercises according to his needs. He can define criteria such as:

• Marking system (Minimum % to pass an exercise).
• Time limit (allowed time to spend per exercise).
• Repetitions (maximum allowed number to repeat an exercise).
• Conditions (successfully completion of an exercise before moving to the next).
• Penalties (for collision, speeding, time overspent per exercise, wrong usage of the machine a, etc.).

Instructors have a complete freedom in designing the entire course. There is a number of blocks and exercises available to choose from. An instructor can decide not only which blocks should be included in the learning program, but also the order in which they should be completed.

The chosen course plan can be applied to all students or to be designed for each student individually. In addition, the whole course can be saved and applied to a different group of students in the following years.

The Evaluation System also includes a powerful tool that allows the post-analysis (debriefing) of the exercises executed by the trainees. It is possible to visualize the repetition of the exercises automatically, having the possibility of moving forward, pause, rewind and even alter the playback in order to show different views of the scene.

It is very useful for the instructor to teach students showing what was done, and comment on the fly about the mistakes or successes achieved.

The database stores the user personal data, as well as a record of all activity performed, including evaluation reports and the all information necessary for the debriefing sessions. This allows to see information not only during the sessions but also later.

It is helpful when analysing skills acquired, student’s progress, average performance of the trainee as well as among the trainees, statistics, etc. In addition, our newest feature includes a camera that records not only the exercise but also alumni. This is very useful during the examinations done by the third parties.

Our Evaluation System was designed to demonstrate to the alumni their performance, in this way an instructor has a piece of evidence demonstrating the following information:

• Date, time and duration per exercise.
• Overall course information (completed exercises, average performance of the trainee, evolution along time, skills acquired, etc.).
• Velocity logs, and graphical plots.
• Collision log, with track of collision velocities and of strong collisions.
• Graphical representation of trajectories of spreader, hook, vehicle, etc.
• Acceleration log, with record of dangerous accelerations, overload of the machinery, and graphical plots.
• Record of dangerous or prohibited manoeuvres during the simulation.