Application of a large-screen immersive visualisation system to demonstrate sustainable mining practices principles

Stothard, Phillip; Laurence, David

doi:10.1179/1743286314y.0000000068

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“…Among important advantages of VR technologies are the solutions they provide for training in hazardous working conditions without users being exposed to any real hazards (Isleyen & Duzgun, 2019). Mining is a typical high-risk and hazardous field, and it is important that individuals working in this field get adequate training (Nickel et al, 2019;Stothard & Laurence, 2014;Zhang, 2017). Accordingly, VR has attracted the attention of researchers in the field of the mining engineering education and industry needing to achieve high safety standards, and many studies have been carried out in this field (Chen et al, 2016;Grabowski & Jankowski, 2015;Mitra & Saydam, 2013;Zhang, 2017).…”

Section: Vr Applications In Earth Sciences Engineering Areasmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…Accordingly, VR has attracted the attention of researchers in the field of the mining engineering education and industry needing to achieve high safety standards, and many studies have been carried out in this field (Chen et al, 2016;Grabowski & Jankowski, 2015;Mitra & Saydam, 2013;Zhang, 2017). VR applications have also become an ideal ground to improve decision-making processes because trainees and users experience various scenarios in this environment and may identify potential problems without facing any real-world risks and their consequences (Isleyen & Duzgun, 2019;Nickel et al, 2019;Stothard & Laurence, 2014). From this perspective, VR environments that focus on improving decision-making skills are realistic, safe, and reliable tools for training individuals in this field (Isleyen & Duzgun, 2019).…”

Section: Vr Applications In Earth Sciences Engineering Areasmentioning

confidence: 99%

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A systematic review and mapping of the literature of virtual reality studies in earth science engineering education

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2021

JPR

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Today, earth sciences engineering education programs face with serious problems. It is often not possible to provide experience on different geographical environments or materials. Considering these problems of earth science related engineering education programs, virtual reality environment potentially can provide technology enhanced training alternatives. However, in the literature there are not many studies showing how virtual reality can enhance the earth science related engineering education programs. Accordingly, the aim of this mapping of the literature and systematic review study is to explore studies dealing with virtual reality in the earth sciences engineering education programs. Through a rigorous screening process, the first search in the Scopus database provided 150 studies, where 19 of them were selected in the course of this study and the mapping of the literature report was drawn with all these articles. Additionally, with seven of these articles a systematic review is conducted. The mapping of the literature report shows that studies on this topic have increased in recent years and have been published in a variety of journals. The number of China and USA origins studies are remarkable among the examined studies, which are predominantly in the fields of mining engineering and geological engineering. As a result of the in-depth analyses, the systematic review report indicates that virtual reality applications in the earth sciences engineering education positively contribute to the learning outcomes and experiences of students/trainees from different perspectives.

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Section: Vr Applications In Earth Sciences Engineering Areasmentioning

confidence: 99%

Section: Vr Applications In Earth Sciences Engineering Areasmentioning

confidence: 99%

A systematic review and mapping of the literature of virtual reality studies in earth science engineering education

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2021

JPR

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“…Tichon et al [4][5][6] applied VR to miners' safety training and effectively improved their safety level. Stothard [7,8] designed a VR coal industry training simulator that allows miners to experience the consequences of decision-making errors and learn from their mistakes. Based on complete simulation data, Akkoyun [9,10] established an interactive mining and engineering visualization environment for teaching that modeled an open pit of magnesite.…”

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A Cross-Platform Web3D Monitoring System of the Three-Machine Equipment in a Fully Mechanized Coalface Based on the Skeleton Model and Sensor Data

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Zhao

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Journal of Sensors

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A fully mechanized coalface is a rugged environment that has poor visibility. The traditional video monitoring system has problems such as a lack of realism, a blurry monitoring effect, and poor reliability. It is an important task to monitor the operations of the three-machine equipment (we will refer to the shearer, hydraulic support, and scraper conveyor as the three-machine equipment) intuitively, accurately, and timely and ensure that it is operating safely. This study proposed a cross-platform Web3D monitoring system for the three-machine equipment. First, the virtual mesh model and skeleton model that was embedded in the mesh model were established according to three-machine ontology and basic motion units. Second, the kinematic model of the three-machine skeleton was established via the inverse kinematic modeling of the hydraulic support and the coordinate calculation of the vertices on the three-machine skeleton. Third, the motion data, which were captured by sensors, were applied to drive the movement of the three-machine skeleton and mesh model. Finally, WebGL, which is the latest Internet graphics standard, was used to render the three-machine models, and the performance of this monitoring system is tested on different equipment in the laboratory. The results of the test show that the three-machine cross-platform monitoring system has splendid performance, and it realizes cross-platform 3D monitoring effectively in the laboratory. In the future, this system will be used as a supervisory tool and be integrated with the traditional monitoring system to monitor the three-machine equipment with the field staff.

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“…The majority who responded disagreed that they prefer standard classroom training (Stothard and Laurence, 2014).…”

Section: Virtual Reality In Mining Educationmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…The simulation was of the mixed-reality type which included data and information represented graphically and superimposed over real world images, or in this case, digital images. The system utilises, digital 360 degree panoramas, 360 degree video, computer generated 3D models, access to a database of chemical data, video interviews and other directly related information (Stothard and Laurence, 2014).…”

Section: Virtual Reality In Mining Educationmentioning

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Enhancing Mining Education through the use of a Scenario-based Virtual Reality Simulation

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Virtual reality (VR) has been identified as a means of bridging the gap between theory taught at university and its practical applications in industry. Recent technological advancements in the gaming industry has allowed for the development of low-cost, high performance VR systems. Mining education stands to benefit significantly from these advancements.This thesis focuses on the development of a large-screen, semi-immersive VR simulation which monitors a potential slope failure at an open cut coal mine over the period of a week and its use in a paired-data observational study. The simulation was designed to compress a week of monitoring into a one and a half hour simulation. The observational study was conducted in the UQ course "Mine Management" with fourth year undergraduate mining students. Students, in groups of four, were given a week to complete a written assignment which provided them with relevant information for a hypothetical open cut coal mine, at which a potential slope failure was being monitored.Students were asked to develop a Trigger Action Response Plan (TARP) to manage the potential slope failure using monitoring triggers with appropriate trigger levels. After they had submitted their TARP they were taken through a one and a half hour VR session with the developed simulation which allowed them to explore the virtual mine site and monitor the slope displacement and rate of movement which was provided through an in-game slope monitoring system. This slope monitoring system updated every hour according to the defined timescale. Students were then asked to re-develop or edit their TARP in the VR session and submit it for assessment. The results of the two TARPs provided two data sets which could be analysed using a paired t-test.The results of the paired t-test for the nineteen groups that completed the assessment determined that an absolute difference of 19% in the mean assessment result was observed between the written and VR assignment results. The relative increase in the results from written to VR was calculated to be 32%. As the P-value for the paired ttest was found to be 0.000 (<0.05), the mean difference and relative increase can be considered statistically significant and provide strong evidence for the benefits of using a VR simulation to enhance mining education.ii

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Application of a large-screen immersive visualisation system to demonstrate sustainable mining practices principles

Cited by 13 publications

References 8 publications

A systematic review and mapping of the literature of virtual reality studies in earth science engineering education

A systematic review and mapping of the literature of virtual reality studies in earth science engineering education

A Cross-Platform Web3D Monitoring System of the Three-Machine Equipment in a Fully Mechanized Coalface Based on the Skeleton Model and Sensor Data

Enhancing Mining Education through the use of a Scenario-based Virtual Reality Simulation

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