基于Unity 3D的气相色谱仪虚拟仿真实验系统的构建

虚拟仿真技术被广泛认为是一项重大技术进步,可以提供一种新颖的教学方式,能促进化学学习,打破传统教育方法的限制。三维交互式的气相色谱仪虚拟仿真实验系统使用当前主流的Unity 3D软件作为系统的主要开发工具。构建的系统主要包含仪器的动态原理展示、三维结构展示及仿真实验3部分。系统中的模型全部采用三维设计,场景逼真,能够全方位地向使用者展现真实仪器的外形及内部结构,令使用者如同置身于真实实验室中,获得身临其境的操作体验,从而更容易学习和掌握仪器组成、工作原理及相关的实验技能。系统不仅满足了仪器培训和化学实验教学的基本需求,而且对虚拟仿真技术在化学中的应用起了示范效应和推广作用。

Construction of virtual simulation system of gas chromatograph based on Unity 3D

Virtual simulation technology has been widely proposed as a significant technological advance that can offer a novel form for education. Especially in the case of chemistry, virtual reality technology facilitates learning process surpassing major restrictions characterizing traditional educational methods. In this system, some popular softwares including 3Ds Max and Unity 3D are used to develop a fully immersive, interactive and three-dimensional simulation system of gas chromatography (GC). Three modules are included in this system. First module is the introduction of the instrument. Second module is a three-dimensional display of the structures, which are modeled by 3Ds Max and interacted by Unity 3D. The last module focuses on the simulation experiments, and this module is made by Unity 3D. All models created in this system are three-dimensional and the scenes are lifelike, so that all aspects of the instrument are presented to users clearly. Using this system to learn about the principles and structures of the instrument, users would feel that they were in a real laboratory and could master all related skills more easily. This system is not only a powerful tool to satisfy the need of instrument training and experimental teaching of chemistry, but also an excellent example of virtual simulation applied in chemistry.