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SUMMARY:Enhancing Electric Vehicle Emergency Responses Through A Virtual R
 eality Training System
DESCRIPTION:Ziming Liu (Colorado School of Mines), Jewoong Moon and Jun Li
 u (University of Alabama), and Yangming Shi (Colorado School of Mines)\n\n
 Electric vehicles (EVs) are equipped with high-voltage lithium-ion batteri
 es that present unique risks in accident scenarios, including electrical s
 hocks and potential fires or toxic fume emissions due to thermal runaway a
 nd chemical reactions within the battery cells. Traditional training progr
 ams for first responders are often inadequate in preparing them for these 
 specific challenges.  This study developed a VR-based training system and 
 conducted experiments with both students and firefighters to assess the ef
 fectiveness of the VR training method compared to other traditional traini
 ng methods, such as text-based and video-based learning. This study explor
 ed whether VR could improve knowledge acquisition for EV emergency respons
 e scenarios and investigated the impact of each training method on long-te
 rm knowledge retention, and how participants perceive the usability and en
 gagement of VR training compared to other traditional training methods.\n\
 nTrack: Extended Reality\n\nSession Chairs: Jung Hyup Kim (University of M
 issouri) and David Azari (U.S. Army Futures Command)\n\n
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