VR Mentor 牙科培訓模擬器 by Wei Sun is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2024 A' Design Award 銅獎 in 教育設計 Competition Category.

銅教育· 2024

VR Mentor 牙科培訓模擬器

by Wei Sun

Client: Xi'an Jiaotong University

A' Design Award 銅獎 Winner in 教育 Category

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The Design

About VR Mentor 牙科培訓模擬器

VR Mentor係一套建基於虛擬現實技術嘅牙科教學同培訓系統。呢個系統結合咗視覺顯示、立體聲效果同力反饋技術，營造出一種沉浸式嘅操作體驗。系統設有兩種教學模式——實操模式同共享觸覺模式，仲有一個訓練模式，透過記錄專家嘅操作路徑，引導學習者跟隨產生吸引力同阻力嘅路徑進行練習。硬件尺寸為400乘400乘1400毫米，並按人體工學高度設置。軟件方面採用Unity3D開發。VR Mentor減少咗對解剖標本嘅需求，同時降低咗培訓成本。

The Recognition

About the A' Design Award 銅獎

VR Mentor 牙科培訓模擬器是 A' Design Award 銅獎得主，這是授予以創造力、獨創性和敏銳見長的傑出設計的極具聲望的認可。銅獎得主是技藝嫻熟、創意驚人的作品，印證了其設計師豐富的經驗、想像力與機智。預計VR Mentor 牙科培訓模擬器將成為一件備受推崇、令人欽佩且被珍愛的物品，兼具顯著的專業性與創新性。這件贏得 A' Design Award 銅獎的設計融入藝術、科學、設計和技術領域的最佳實踐，並因注重細節而出類拔萃。VR Mentor 牙科培訓模擬器出色地滿足需求，觸動渴望，迷住情感，並吸引好奇心。

Behind the Design

Press Kit

Credits, team members and technical details provided by the designer.

Unique Properties: This product is a dental teaching and training system based on Virtual Reality. Through the multimodal combination of VR vision, stereophonic audition and force feedback, two innovative teaching modes, namely "Hands on" and "Shared haptic", along with a training mode, have been designed to provide students with immersive stereoscopic operation experience and sufficient practical opportunities.
Dimensions & Packaging: Hardware: 400 mm x 400 mm x 1400 mm. The height of the device is positioned ergonomically. Software: UWP application.
Tags: Virtual Reality, Dentistry, Haptics, Teaching and training system, learning efficiency, Practical operation ability
Production Technology: The system is mainly developed through Unity3D. The shell of the device can be made by ABS injection molding, which can not only meet the standards of medical devices, but also meet a certain strength and save the cost. The internal transmission and drive mechanism can use FRP and other materials with certain rigidity and fatigue resistance, which can ensure the stability and service life of the entire system.
Design Challenge: The most challenging part is to explore and design a novel and effective teaching model that goes beyond mere visual and basic haptic effects in VR. This model should significantly improve students' learning efficiency and practical skills, enhancing their fine motor skills and hand-eye coordination.
Research: Currently, traditional training suffers from shortage of specimen resources, high cost and low efficiency. This product is a dental teaching and training system based on Virtual Reality. Through the multimodal combination of VR vision, stereophonic audition and force feedback, two innovative teaching modes, namely "Hands on" and "Shared haptic," along with a training mode, have been designed to provide students with immersive stereoscopic operation experience and sufficient practical opportunities.
Inspiration: In traditional dental education models, there are problems such as a shortage of anatomical specimens, high costs, and low efficiency, which lead to inadequate clinical training for students. The development of VR technology provides a promising solution for strengthening dental education by offering more realistic, efficient, and immersive virtual teaching and training experiences.
Project Duration: The project started at Xi'an Jiaotong University in May 2022 and ended at Xi'an Jiaotong University in May 2023
Operation Flow: By recording the operation information of the expert, In the teaching mode, it can generate a standardized visualized path track on where the adsorption force can be generated. And the students are guided to move along the operation track in a way similar to the teaching by holding their hands. And the operation track can also produce resistance, which allows students to experience the magnitude of the force feedback.
Patents: Copyrights belong to Wei Sun, 2023.
Team Members: Wei Sun
Yao Luo
Shiwen Zhang
Zeyv Mo
Supervisor: Xiaoling Li
Image Credits: Wei Sun