<s>
Virtual	B-Protocol
Maintenance	I-Protocol
Training	I-Protocol
is	O
a	O
type	O
of	O
training	O
method	O
that	O
includes	O
computer-based	O
interactive	O
3D	B-Application
simulations	I-Application
of	O
virtual	O
equipment	O
that	O
replicates	O
the	O
actual	O
real	O
life	O
vehicle	O
or	O
device	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Virtual	B-Protocol
maintenance	I-Protocol
training	I-Protocol
resulted	O
from	O
a	O
need	O
to	O
practice	O
maintenance	O
and	O
repair	O
procedures	O
to	O
hazardous	O
or	O
unavailable	O
equipment	O
within	O
a	O
safe	O
,	O
but	O
realistic	O
environment	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
mission	O
used	O
virtual	B-General_Concept
environment	I-General_Concept
technology	O
to	O
construct	O
a	O
model	O
of	O
the	O
Hubble	O
Space	O
Telescope	O
and	O
its	O
components	O
that	O
were	O
replaced	O
or	O
serviced	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
With	O
high	O
fidelity	O
3D	O
interactive	O
graphics	O
,	O
the	O
SAMT	O
trainer	O
feels	O
like	O
a	O
video	O
game	O
and	O
engages	O
the	O
student	O
in	O
“	O
natural	O
navigation	O
”	O
by	O
moving	O
in	O
virtual	B-Application
space	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
As	O
with	O
most	O
training	O
simulators	O
,	O
the	O
implementation	O
of	O
virtual	B-Protocol
maintenance	I-Protocol
training	I-Protocol
into	O
a	O
training	O
program	O
provide	O
benefits	O
such	O
as	O
:	O
</s>
<s>
As	O
the	O
idea	O
of	O
virtual	B-Application
reality	I-Application
began	O
to	O
advance	O
,	O
maintenance	O
training	O
for	O
aircraft	O
became	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
first	O
to	O
receive	O
an	O
augmented	O
reality	O
in	O
task	O
training	O
procedures	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
idea	O
of	O
using	O
virtual	B-Protocol
maintenance	I-Protocol
training	I-Protocol
or	O
virtual	B-Application
reality	I-Application
in	O
the	O
industrial	O
and	O
energy	O
industry	O
has	O
been	O
a	O
topic	O
of	O
discussion	O
within	O
recent	O
years	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Virtual	B-Protocol
maintenance	I-Protocol
training	I-Protocol
programs	O
can	O
be	O
seen	O
in	O
great	O
numbers	O
among	O
the	O
military	O
simulation	O
and	O
training	O
industry	O
,	O
even	O
though	O
are	O
not	O
completely	O
accepting	O
of	O
the	O
idea	O
of	O
virtual	O
training	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
has	O
been	O
noted	O
,	O
however	O
,	O
that	O
a	O
key	O
benefit	O
to	O
using	O
virtual	B-Protocol
maintenance	I-Protocol
training	I-Protocol
is	O
the	O
ability	O
to	O
train	O
on	O
the	O
device	O
or	O
vehicle	O
prior	O
to	O
the	O
real-world	O
counterpart	O
.	O
</s>
