Backhoe Loader Personal Simulator

Simulators

Heavy Equipment Training Simulators

Item Number:

BHL

Put your studends at the controls of a backhoe loader at work in a typical construction site.

Simulation Training for Backhoe Loader Operator Training

Simlog Backhoe Loader Personal Simulator

Portable Personal Simulator Operator Training

Simlog’s new Backhoe Loader Personal Simulator puts you at the controls of a backhoe loader (BHL), also called “Loader Backhoe” and “Tractor Loader Backhoe (TLB), at work in a typical construction site.

Training efficiency is delivered through a modular Instructional Design that teaches real skills for productive and safe equipment operations in the field.

Special configuration parameters allow instructors to modify the 3D modeling to select one of five possible color combinations, and set the number of lift arm cylinders to one or two. This flexibility makes the simulated Backhoe Loader look like the equipment sold by all the leading OEMs.

Other configuration parameters make it possible to set up just one display where space is limited, or three displays to create a much larger field of view. Also unique to Simlog, a rear display can be added to teach new operators to turn their heads when backing up.

And unique to Simlog, all you need is one off-the-shelf PC! Either use your own computer, or choose the convenience of our PC bundle with the Simlog software already installed, licensed, and ready to go in English, French, Spanish or Portuguese.

9 Simulation Modules of increasing difficulty:

Controls Familiarization
Bucket Positioning
Stockpiling
Truck Loading - Loader
Following Grade
Truck Loading - Backhoe
Trenching
Exposing Underground Utilities - Parallel
Exposing Underground Utilities - Perpendicular

Replica Controls Operator Chair Software Description Multi-Purpose Setup Key Features

Software Description

The following Simulation Modules present training scenarios typical of real backhoe loaders:

Simulation Modules

Controls Familiarization
Bucket Positioning, for driving forwards and backwards with separate targets for the loader and backhoe buckets
Stockpiling, to move material from a digging zone to a dumping zone with the loader bucket
Truck Loading – Loader, using rocks
Following Grade, with the backhoe
Truck Loading – Backhoe, using rocks
Trenching
Exposing Underground Utilities – Parallel, piping is aligned with the positioning of the Backhoe Loader
Exposing Underground Utilities – Perpendicular

Key Performance Indicators

Key “Performance Indicators” measure how quickly and how carefully the simulated work is performed. With 62 unique Performance Indicators, feedback is diagnostic, instead of just a consolidated pass/fail score. They include execution time, bucket orientation errors, hydraulic slams and collisions.

Various incorrect operating conditions will trigger “Procedure Errors”, such as driving “out of bounds”. Finally, conditions related to safety receive special attention: a Backhoe Loader overturn condition will trigger “Fatal Errors” and the simulation immediately stops.

Operator Chair for Backhoe Loader Personal Simulator

Simlog’s Operator Chair with industrial controls offers a superior simulation experience to train Backhoe Loader operators thanks to an authentic operator seat with consoles for the left and right hands, and an adjustable steering column. All are mounted on an industrial platform with casters, for easy portability.

The industrial steering wheel is mounted on a column that telescopes and easily pivots to numerous angles and it includes three industrial pedals.

If you already have a Simlog Operator Chair that you are using with some other Personal Simulator, then you may be able to re-configure that Operator Chair by purchasing additional elements.

Key Features

Authentic industrial operator seat, with air suspension, and seat-belt
Adjustable seat position (forward/backwards, three vertical positions)
Adjustable armrests (in height and angle)
Integrated left and right consoles for joystick controls
Full steering column with pivot and telescope capabilities
Fully functional industrial style pedals
Steel platform with heavy-duty casters for easy portability

Specifications

Overall Dimensions: L 60” (152.4 cm) x W 30” (76.2 cm) x H 47” (119.4 cm)
Weight: 385 lbs. (175 kg)
Shipping Dimensions: 67″ (170.2 cm) x 43″ (109.2 cm) x 44″ (118.8 cm)
Shipping Weight: approximately 550 lbs. (250 kg) One unit per skid, not stackable
120 VAC/60 Hz, 220-240VAC/50 Hz

Possible Setups

Here are four possible arrangements, one with a single display in front, one with a first display in front and a rear display, one with three front displays and a rear display and one with three front displays and a fourth rear display.

Vibration System

Vibration increases the realism of our Personal Simulators by adding physical (tactile) feedback to the audio and visual, making the experience more “immersive” at little additional cost, especially when compared to a motion platform.

The vibration that you feel is generated from the simulation software’s audio system as things happen. Engine idling, collisions with obstacles, digging virtual terrain, etc. can all be seen, heard and experienced! Adding vibration improves the realism of the simulation and makes the simulator-based training more compelling, encouraging trainees to be more serious and learn more carefully.

For our Operator Chairs, Simlog offers a vibration system that includes the “ButtKicker Simulation Kit” plus special mounting for the operator seat. The “ButtKicker” is a low-frequency sound transducer equipped with its own amplifier and “volume” controller to change the “force” of the vibration created by the simulation software sounds.

Backhoe Loader Personal Simulator Replica Controls

Simlog Replica Controls for the Backhoe Loader Personal Simulator feature industrial strength components suitable for both table-top mounting and Simlog’s Operator Chair. If you are a Simlog customer, you may be able to re-use the Replica Controls that you already have.

Replica Controls begin with two industrial USB joysticks. There are a total of 8 push-buttons for the thumb, plus a trigger, to let you change the viewpoint by looking to the left/right, looking up/down, and by changing the viewing mode during the simulation. The USB electronics are built right into the base, so the joystick can be connected directly to your PC. Simlog also offers table-top mounting brackets to bring the joysticks down from table-top height to the sides of an ordinary chair, to better mimic the positioning of real controls in the cabin of real heavy equipment.

To complete the Replica Controls, add the Logitech “G920 Driving Force Racing Wheel” consisting of a steering wheel and a three-pedal unit, and the Transmission Control Lever suitable for many other Personal Simulators. (The Logitech “Driving Force Shifter” can also be used.)

Possible Setups

Here are four possible arrangements, one with a single display in front that is wall-mounted, another with one front display and one rear display on a table, one with three displays in front arranged side-by-side on a table, and finally one with three front displays and a fourth rear display.

Custom Travel Cases for Replica Controls

For all setups, Simlog’s Custom Travel Case makes transportation easy.

Key Features

Made-to-measure, with dedicated slots for levers, joysticks, pedals, steering wheel, and table-top mounting brackets
Space for a laptop PC, cables, and documentation
Pull-out handle, with multiple positions
Wheels (casters)
Cases are “stackable,” for easy transport.

Specifications

Overall dimensions: 30″ x 24″ x 19″
Approximate weight: 50 lbs. when empty, up to 100 lbs. when full (depending upon the Replica Controls.)

Multi-Purposing with other Personal Simulators for Heavy Equipment Operations

Typical programs for “Heavy Equipment Operations” provide training on many types of heavy equipment such as (in alphabetical order) Backhoe Loader, Bulldozer, Hydraulic Excavator, Backhoe Loader, and Wheel Loader.

To support such programs, Simlog customers create multi-purpose simulation stations that combine multiple Personal Simulators by using the same computer, the same displays, the same speakers, and especially the same simulator controls.

In this way, Simlog offers unique cost-efficiency and the lowest cost-per-station on the market.

Key Features

Highly realistic simulation graphics and physics
15 Simulation Modules of increasing difficulty
65 unique Performance Indicators to comprehensively evaluate the simulated work
5 Procedure and Fatal errors to detect incorrect and unsafe operator actions
Many kinds of USB-ready simulator controls and mounting options
Support for multiple displays
Configuration parameters for different power systems and controls
Optional mast transparency and mast tilt indicator, to make training easier at the start
Viewpoints from inside and outside the cabin that can be changed during simulation
HD Instructional Video for each Simulation Module
e-book Instructional Companion

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Replica Controls for Backhoe Loader Personal Simulator

Simlog Replica Controls for the Backhoe Loader Personal Simulator features industrial strength components suitable for both table-top mounting and Simlog’s Operator Chair. If you are a Simlog customer, you may be able to re-use the Replica Controls that you already have.

Operator Chair for Backhoe Loader Personal Simulator

Put your students at the controls of a backhoe loader at work in a typical construction site. This video gives an overview of Simlog's Backhoe Loader Personal Simulator.

Stockpiling Module - Simlog Backhoe Loader Simulator

Simlog’s new Backhoe Loader Personal Simulator puts you at the controls of a backhoe loader at work in a typical construction site. Both SAE and ISO joystick patterns are available, and changing the point of view during the simulation is easy with joystick buttons, keyboard function keys and mouse controls.