{"id":10506,"date":"2024-09-01T10:59:03","date_gmt":"2024-09-01T08:59:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/viewpointsystem.local\/?post_type=kunden&p=10506"},"modified":"2025-10-23T10:49:02","modified_gmt":"2025-10-23T08:49:02","slug":"oebb-infra","status":"publish","type":"kunden","link":"https:\/\/viewpointsystem.com\/en\/clients\/oebb-infra\/","title":{"rendered":"\u00d6BB INFRA"},"content":{"rendered":"
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More safety in Shunting operATIONS: Gaze training with smart glasses<\/h1>\n\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n
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To prevent incidents during shunting, \u00d6BB (Austrian Federal Railways) utilizes cutting-edge technology to train its employees: Specifically, V<\/a>PS Smart Glasses track employees’ gaze during shunting movements and identify any distractions. After a 15-month pilot phase, the project \u201cAugen:Blicke \u2013 Eye Tracker Training\u201d became the first training program using smart glasses to be introduced into regular operations. 
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Since we introduced eye tracking training in 2022, safety in shunting has improved substantially. We’ve seen a nearly 50% decrease in unauthorized signal overruns.<\/p>\n\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n

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Where many tons of freight wagons are coupled daily the human factor is crucial: about 75% of all irregularities in shunting are caused by humans. The job requires maximum focus from workers. If they are distracted or miss potential hazards, it puts their safety at risk on the tracks. Material damage can quickly reach hundreds of thousands of euros if trains are coupled incorrectly or signals are overlooked. For \u00d6BB Infrastructure AG, enhancing <\/a>initial and ongoing training in shunting was a logical consequence \u2014 to boost staff attentiveness and improve safety.<\/p>\n\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n

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To do <\/a>this, \u00d6BB moved the classroom onto the tracks at eight shunting hubs (Bruck a.d. Mur, Graz, Hall in Tirol, Linz, Salzburg Gnigl, Villach S\u00fcd, Wels, Vienna): with the help of VPS Smart Glasses, employees are now trained under real-world conditions in their usual <\/a>working environment.
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During training, the smart glasses record the field of view and pupil movements of shunting staff. Trainers can observe <\/a>their colleagues\u2019 activities live through a video stream. Thanks to gaze-point visualization, trainers can identify potential distractions or misjudgments in real-time stream. Real-time transmission enables targeted support to employees during operations.<\/p>\n\n\n\n


Even more detailed analyses are possible when reviewing the recorded video together with the trainer. Gaze patterns in the video indicates where attention was focused and suggests way to improve focus. The video remains stored as a personal training video for the employee;<\/a> afterward no additional data is kept.<\/p>\n\n\n\n


The VPS Smart Glasses were customized to meet the needs<\/a> of railway operations. With the \u201clive heatmap\u201d feature, users can see in real time which areas and objects draw <\/a>the most <\/a> attention and which ones<\/a> receive less focus.
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\u201cThe safety of our shunting employees is our top priority,\u201d says Florian Pfeffer, Head of Safety and Emergency Management at \u00d6BB-Infrastruktur AG, Operations Division. \u201cTraining with the eye-tracking smart glasses shows very positive learning effects and supports our teams in safe shunting operations.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n


Concrete figures confirm the success: Since introducing <\/a>Smart Glasses in 2022, unauthorized signal overruns decreased by 44% from 2023 to <\/a>2024. \u201cA milestone! With the help of digitalization, we have improved our safety performance,\u201d says Pfeffer.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cWe are very proud that with our Smart Glasses we can help \u00d6BB take accident prevention to a new level,\u201d says Nils Berger, founder and CEO of Viewpointsystem. \u201cThe success of the training shows that advanced technology works best when it is specifically designed for the users and their needs. Easy, intuitive operation and high comfort are key to making sure smart glasses are used willingly and regularly.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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results at a glance<\/h2>\n\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n
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Since the start of training: unauthorized signal overruns decreased by 44%.<\/p>\n\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n

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VPS Smart Glasses are seen as comfortable and and unobtrusive, without being complicated.<\/p>\n\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n

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Positive learning effects: employees\u2019 self-awareness of what they perceive \u2014 and what they do not perceive \u2014 leads to a sustainable and positive learning experience.<\/p>\n\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n

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Option to extend the eye tracking training to all Austrian shunting locations<\/p>\n\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n

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HOW TO INTEGRATE EYE TRACKING INTO YOUR WORKFLOW<\/h2>\n\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n
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