Passenger Security Virtual Reality Training Model
To increase transit security personnel responsiveness to deliberate acts of intentional harm in the transit environment, the Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority (MBTA) will develop an innovative Passenger Security Virtual Reality Model (VR Model) for Law Enforcement Personnel. MBTA will develop this virtual reality training model for first responders to terrorist incidents involving weapons of mass destruction, including chemical, biological, and radiological agents that result in major loss of human life and destruction of property. The VR Model will also prepare security personnel to effectively respond to catastrophic transportation incidents. The VR Model for Law Enforcement Personnel will use virtual reality technology to simulate the transit environment, design and enhance security countermeasures, and train security professionals to respond to acts of intentional harm to transit passengers and infrastructure. The MBTA Police Department will demonstrate and evaluate the VR technology, and develop standards for an effective VR Model for transportation security personnel and law enforcement professionals. Note: Virtual reality is a medium composed of highly interactive computer simulations; it is defined as an artificial environment created with computer hardware and software, and presented to the user in such a way that it appears and feels like a real environment.
Language
- English
Project
- Status: Active
- Funding: $200000.00
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Contract Numbers:
FTA-MA-26-7073
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Sponsor Organizations:
Federal Transit Administration
1200 New Jersey Avenue, SE
Washington, DC United States 20590 -
Project Managers:
Crawley, Rhonda
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Performing Organizations:
Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority
10 Park Plaza
Boston, MA United States 02116 -
Principal Investigators:
McCall, Ann
- Start Date: 20020600
- Expected Completion Date: 0
- Actual Completion Date: 20030700
- Source Data: RiP Project 5998
Subject/Index Terms
- TRT Terms: Countermeasures; Law enforcement personnel; Passenger security; Standards; Technological innovations; Technology assessment; Terrorism; Training programs; Virtual reality; Weapons
- Identifier Terms: Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority
- Subject Areas: Administration and Management; Education and Training; Planning and Forecasting; Public Transportation; Safety and Human Factors; Security and Emergencies;
Filing Info
- Accession Number: 01459473
- Record Type: Research project
- Source Agency: Federal Transit Administration
- Contract Numbers: FTA-MA-26-7073
- Files: RiP, USDOT
- Created Date: Jan 3 2013 1:04PM