Manufacturing system design is a complex engineering field that requires cooperated and aggregated multiple-disciplinary theoretical and practical support. Thereby, the concepts and topics in manufacturing system design courses are not easy to grasp by students. Advances in virtual reality (VR) technology present a new opportunity that can provide the implementation of complex engineering theory from industrial real-life practice in a virtual 3D model. The authors developed a unique queuing theory VR teaching module that can be used in a manufacturing system design course. The module uses Oculus Rift headset, Oculus Touch, and unity 3D software package. The efficacy of this VR teaching module is measured through simulation sickness, system usability, and user experience tools. The statistical analysis shows that VR teaching module is a user-friendly and efficient tool for delivering queueing theory. Approximately 91.7% of the participants experienced below moderate level simulation sickness and none of them withdrew from the study; 91.67% had “above average” satisfaction in terms of system usability. The average user experience was found to be 3.625 out 6. The results also show that the system usability has impact on students' knowledge gain but not motivation, while user experience can affect student's knowledge gain and motivation. VR teaching module outperforms the traditional teaching module in terms of knowledge gain and motivation. Overall, the findings of the study confirm the efficacy of VR technology in teaching queuing theory.
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January 2019
Research-Article
Efficacy Investigation of Virtual Reality Teaching Module in Manufacturing System Design Course
Junfeng Ma,
Junfeng Ma
Mem. ASME
Department of Industrial and
Systems Engineering,
Mississippi State University,
Mississippi State, MS 39762
e-mail: ma@ise.msstate.edu
Department of Industrial and
Systems Engineering,
Mississippi State University,
Mississippi State, MS 39762
e-mail: ma@ise.msstate.edu
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Raed Jaradat,
Raed Jaradat
Department of Industrial and
Systems Engineering,
Mississippi State University,
Mississippi State, MS 39762
e-mail: jaradat@ise.msstate.edu
Systems Engineering,
Mississippi State University,
Mississippi State, MS 39762
e-mail: jaradat@ise.msstate.edu
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Omar Ashour,
Omar Ashour
Department of Industrial Engineering,
Penn State University-Behrend,
Erie, PA 16563
e-mail: oma110@psu.edu
Penn State University-Behrend,
Erie, PA 16563
e-mail: oma110@psu.edu
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Michael Hamilton,
Michael Hamilton
Institute for Systems Engineering Research,
Mississippi State University,
Vicksburg, MS 39180
e-mail: michaelh@iser.msstate.edu
Mississippi State University,
Vicksburg, MS 39180
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Parker Jones,
Parker Jones
Institute for Systems Engineering Research,
Mississippi State University,
Vicksburg, MS 39180
e-mail: parkerj@iser.msstate.edu
Mississippi State University,
Vicksburg, MS 39180
e-mail: parkerj@iser.msstate.edu
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Vidanelage L. Dayarathna
Vidanelage L. Dayarathna
Industrial and Systems Engineering Department,
Mississippi State University,
Mississippi State, MS 39762
e-mail: vld66@msstate.edu
Mississippi State University,
Mississippi State, MS 39762
e-mail: vld66@msstate.edu
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Junfeng Ma
Mem. ASME
Department of Industrial and
Systems Engineering,
Mississippi State University,
Mississippi State, MS 39762
e-mail: ma@ise.msstate.edu
Department of Industrial and
Systems Engineering,
Mississippi State University,
Mississippi State, MS 39762
e-mail: ma@ise.msstate.edu
Raed Jaradat
Department of Industrial and
Systems Engineering,
Mississippi State University,
Mississippi State, MS 39762
e-mail: jaradat@ise.msstate.edu
Systems Engineering,
Mississippi State University,
Mississippi State, MS 39762
e-mail: jaradat@ise.msstate.edu
Omar Ashour
Department of Industrial Engineering,
Penn State University-Behrend,
Erie, PA 16563
e-mail: oma110@psu.edu
Penn State University-Behrend,
Erie, PA 16563
e-mail: oma110@psu.edu
Michael Hamilton
Institute for Systems Engineering Research,
Mississippi State University,
Vicksburg, MS 39180
e-mail: michaelh@iser.msstate.edu
Mississippi State University,
Vicksburg, MS 39180
e-mail: michaelh@iser.msstate.edu
Parker Jones
Institute for Systems Engineering Research,
Mississippi State University,
Vicksburg, MS 39180
e-mail: parkerj@iser.msstate.edu
Mississippi State University,
Vicksburg, MS 39180
e-mail: parkerj@iser.msstate.edu
Vidanelage L. Dayarathna
Industrial and Systems Engineering Department,
Mississippi State University,
Mississippi State, MS 39762
e-mail: vld66@msstate.edu
Mississippi State University,
Mississippi State, MS 39762
e-mail: vld66@msstate.edu
1Corresponding author.
Contributed by the Design Education Committee of ASME for publication in the JOURNAL OF MECHANICAL DESIGN. Manuscript received January 18, 2018; final manuscript received September 3, 2018; published online October 17, 2018. Assoc. Editor: Gul E. Okudan Kremer.
J. Mech. Des. Jan 2019, 141(1): 012002 (13 pages)
Published Online: October 17, 2018
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Received:
January 18, 2018
Revised:
September 3, 2018
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Ma, J., Jaradat, R., Ashour, O., Hamilton, M., Jones, P., and Dayarathna, V. L. (October 17, 2018). "Efficacy Investigation of Virtual Reality Teaching Module in Manufacturing System Design Course." ASME. J. Mech. Des. January 2019; 141(1): 012002. https://doi.org/10.1115/1.4041428
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