| Resumo: | Performing specific tasks or operating hazardous machinery or materials requires a specialized skill set. Often this means training workers! Such task involves risks and many times the assignment of specialized personnel for teaching, what could mean delays and consequent money lost for the companies. This is where the Substation Training Tool comes in, a Virtual Reality system that with the use of two inertial sensors (hand control), will allow the control and handling of a multitude of objects, teaching new employees in a safer/controlled way for a scenario of maintenance in a substation. This research evidence that this new learning methodology works and motivates users to learn the proposed procedures. All the users felt that they had improved their skill set, a lot due to the possibility of trial/error and to the system which has short and easy to follow indications. Due to the used inertial sensors it was possible to collect data from each training session, providing more efficient final feedback for the users. The final prototype will allow EFACEC to train technicians, exploring multiple cases and avoiding all the mentioned problems that come with the traditional training methods.
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