Desenvolvimento de um ambiente virtual como ferramenta de apoio para a racionalização do uso de energia elétrica

Abstract

This work shows how Virtual Reality techniques can be used to simulate domestic energy consumption. A prototype system was developed to evaluate the proposed techiniques. In this system, a virtual house with electric equipments has been built using VRML (Virtual Reality Modeling Language). The purpose is to enable an user to interact with the experiments of electric virtual equipments to educate himself about the non-waste of electric energy comsumption. Simulations with the work of house electric comsumption objects was made in “real time”, with Scripts using JavaScript, that update sincronizelly the virtual world. The system was presented to potential users, and the evaluated results are showed in this dissertation. The VRML proved be adequated to model all the virtual house objects. JavaScript language, that is compatible with VRML, enabled all the necessary simulations to implement the work of the house electric energy. It is important to emphasize that in order to simulate dynamic applications based on VRML, the use of JavaScript or Java is hardly recommended and necessary. Based on the questionary, is possible to conclude that the system showed itself useful to educate the users about electric energy comsumption. It’s believable that this usefolness was enabled by the Virtual Reality techniques potential. As future works the sugestions presented in the questionary will be analysed for implementation. And in the future, another energy sources will be considered to be implemented and evaluated, against electric energy source, to provide.altemative options of non-waste energy.