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Mine planning and scheduling of underground operations
requires a high level of inter-disciplinary interaction and communication
between mining professionals. Ideally, the complex undertaking should
be conducted using a team-based approach incorporating business,
engineering and operating personnel. MIRARCO has developed an immersive
collaborative environment ideally suited for mine plan audits -
the virtual reality laboratory (VRL). For more
information on this research click here.
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Kidd Creek Mine in Timmins
Line of Sight Study
MIRARCO’s research recreates the CAD (Computer
Aided Design) underground environment and equipment profiles in
the new state-of-the-art 3D stereo immersive environment, such that
line of sight issues can be analysed. The CAD models are rendered
and dynamically linked to form a Virtual Reality (VR) model of a
LHD vehicle that can be manipulated in a simulated underground environment.
The research is funded by WSIB and offers an excellent scientific
knowledge transfer opportunity. For more information on this research
click here.
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Load Haul Dump vehicles (LHD’s) tested virtually for line of sight
issues.
Environmental Monitoring
One focus of MIRARCO's Centre for Environmental
Monitoring (CEM) researchers is to develop models for the display
of spatial data within an immersive virtual reality environment
using the VRL. While the VRL was originally designed for the exploration
and operation needs of the mining industry, CEM is innovatively
forging new ways to combine historical geological and environmental
data (air, soil and water) with this new technology. The result
is a better understanding of regional health and its impact on the
urban ecosystem. Making the most out of all types of collected data
the VRL coupled with CEM’s experienced data modelers allows
the development of predictive modelling scenarios to explore effects
and implications. For more information on CEM projects click here.
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