Evaluation of a Virtual Reality Simulator Developed for Training New 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. Copyright © 2008 by SME.

Department(s)

Mining Engineering

Second Department

Business and Information Technology

International Standard Book Number (ISBN)

978-160560455-8

Document Type

Article - Conference proceedings

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Citation

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text

Language(s)

English

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© 2024 Society for Mining, Metallurgy, and Exploration, All rights reserved.

Publication Date

24 Dec 2008

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