Operator Training Simulator

An Operator Training Simulator (OTS) is a computer-based training system that uses a dynamic simulation of an industrial process, usually integrated with an emulator of the process Distributed Control System (DCS).

Elements

An OTS uses a dynamic simulation of the process in order to generate the appropriated data to feed an emulation of the plant's control system. The elements of a typical OTS are the following:

• Dynamic simulation software
• Process model
• Instructor interface
• Control system integration software
• DCS emulator
• Replica of the operator station

Applications

Common applications of OTS systems are the following:

• New control room operator training (e.g., start-up, shutdown, and emergency procedures)
• Existing control room operator refresher training (e.g., start-up, shutdown, and emergency procedures)
• Platform for advanced process control (APC) and optimization
• Validating DCS control and logic checkout
• Validating and improving plant operating procedures
• “What if?” analysis (scenario analysis)
• Engineering tool for developing and testing new control strategies

See also

• Dispatcher training simulator, a computer system for training operators of electrical power grids
• E-learning

External links

• Genesis OTS (Genesis Oil and Gas Consultants Ltd)
• Honeywell Program for Operator Training and Simulation
• Emerson Process Management OTS
• RSI OTS Operator Training Simulator
• SimSci Operator Training Simulators (OTS)
• nHance Technologies OTS
• Omega Simulation (Yokogawa OTS)
• Inprocess OTS Solutions (Inprocess Technology and Consulting Group)