Trainports - TRAINing in marine Port by using Simulation

Modeling & Simulation (M&S) provides nowadays one of the best solutions for personnel and managers training in complex environments. In the paper the authors propose an overview on some advanced simulators, TRAINPORTS, (HLA compliant) that recreate in three-dimensional virtual environments the Gioia Tauro Container Terminal. The simulators include different federates (i.e. Straddle Carriers, Quay Cranes, Reach stackers and Trucks) and can be used to support marine workers training providing the sensation to be in a real container terminal environment. Simulators architecture and Federates/Federation description are provided.

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