Evaluation of a Virtual Reality Simulator Developed for Training Miners to Install Rock Bolts Using a Jackleg Drill
Abstract
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.
Recommended Citation
Hall, R. H., Nutakor, D., Hilgers, M. G., Warmbrodt, J., Apel, D., & Grayson, R. L. (2008). Evaluation of a Virtual Reality Simulator Developed for Training Miners to Install Rock Bolts Using a Jackleg Drill. Proceedings of the Annual Conference of the Society for Mining Engineers Society for Mining, Metallurgy & Exploration (SME).
Meeting Name
Annual Conference of the Society for Mining Engineers
Department(s)
Business and Information Technology
Document Type
Article - Conference proceedings
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Citation
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text
Language(s)
English
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© 2008 Society for Mining, Metallurgy & Exploration (SME), All rights reserved.
Publication Date
01 Jan 2008
