Evaluation of a Virtual Reality Simulator Developed for Training New Miners to Install Rock Bolts Using a Jackleg Drill

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• Personal Author:
  Apel D ; Grayson L ; Hall, Ronald M. ; Hilgers M ; Nutakor D ; Warmbrodt J
• Description:
  The ability of computers to create synthetic representations of the real world in virtual reality offers a number of opportunities to enhance training methods used in the mining industry. Unfortunately, the training effectiveness of virtual reality systems currently used in the mining industry has received only limited testing. Miner Simulation (MinerSIM), an augmented reality system with integrated hypermedia suitable for training underground miners in the basics of using a jackleg drill to install rock bolts in a virtual mine environment is in its evaluation process at the University of Missouri-Rolla Experimental Mine. This paper discusses evaluation methodologies of the MinerSIM system, which consists of experimental and control groups with control students learning via traditional lecture and text formats. Preliminary results from usability tests of the first part of MinerSim, which is an online tutorial on underground rock bolting, are presented. [Description provided by NIOSH]
• Subjects:
  Mining Occupational Health Safety Staff Development
• Keywords:
  Computerized Simulation Mining Industry Rock Bolts Simulation Methods Training Underground Mining Virtual Reality
• Publisher:
  Society for Mining, Metallurgy, and Exploration, Inc.
• Document Type:
  Text
• Funding:
  Grant
• Genre:
  Proceedings
• Place as Subject:
  Missouri ; OSHA Region 7 ; OSHA Region 8 ; Utah
• CIO:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)
• Topic:
  Workplace Safety & Health
• Location:
  North America
• Pages in Document:
  1-4
• NIOSHTIC Number:
  nn:20055018
• Citation:
  2008 SME Annual Meeting and Exhibit, February 24-27, Salt Lake City, Utah, Preprint 08-054. Littleton, CO: Society for Mining, Metallurgy, and Exploration, Inc., 2008 Feb; :1-4
• Federal Fiscal Year:
  2008
• NORA Priority Area:
  Mining
• Performing Organization:
  Missouri University of Science & Technology, Rolla
• Peer Reviewed:
  False
• Start Date:
  20040901
• Source Full Name:
  2008 SME Annual Meeting and Exhibit, February 24-27, Salt Lake City, Utah, Preprint 08-054
• End Date:
  20100830
• Collection(s):
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha-512:9abe17a54152a2ab180fcdd8603f156b01bc801f868babe60bd0dce758f270bed9c6d0900b472860e62e65ef7664669a51e9b25fad2bdd1268ea752b61e7fb56
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/217421/cdc_217421_DS1.pdf
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