Virtual Reality in Mine Training

Details

• Personal Author:
  Mallett L ; Unger, Richard L.
• Description:
  The use of virtual reality (VR) technologies to train miners is an evolving area in research and development. In July 2006, representatives of 14 international organizations met to discuss current VR-related efforts and explore ways to employ VR in the future. This paper gives an overview of the various approaches presented at the meeting and discusses directions for future implementation. An example of a training package that teaches mine map-reading skills is presented. The meeting was the first step to building collaborations for furthering VR applications for mining. Planning has begun for a 2008 meeting open to broader participation. [Description provided by NIOSH]
• Subjects:
  Mining Occupational Health Safety Software Staff Development
• Keywords:
  Education Mining-industry Simulation-methods Training Visual-aids
• Series:
  Mining Publications
• Publisher:
  Society for Mining, Metallurgy, and Exploration, Inc.
• Document Type:
  Text
• Genre:
  Proceedings
• Place as Subject:
  Colorado ; OSHA Region 3 ; OSHA Region 8 ; Pennsylvania
• CIO:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)
• Division:
  PRL - Pittsburgh Research Laboratory
• Topic:
  Workplace Safety & Health
• Location:
  North America
• Pages in Document:
  1-4
• NIOSHTIC Number:
  nn:20031721
• Citation:
  2007 SME Annual Meeting and Exhibit, February 25-28, Denver Colorado, Preprint 07-031. Littleton, CO: Society for Mining, Metallurgy, and Exploration, Inc., 2007 Feb; :1-4
• Federal Fiscal Year:
  2007
• NORA Priority Area:
  Mining
• Peer Reviewed:
  False
• Collection(s):
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha-512:927cc0466268941fb6ed7eb6c9cb685ca1e79fc8b6217fae9fb149f188bdb750484957d1f3b7a134301e0b9abe2e7f6f25eb5722a42c5b7cdb2a053f7479d46f
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/226736/cdc_226736_DS1.pdf
• File Type:
  [PDF - 381.00 KB ]