FEASIBILITY STUDY: DEVELOPMENT AND DEMONSTRATION OF VIRTUAL REALITY SIMULATION TRAINING FOR THE BHPB OLYMPIC DAM SITE INDUCTIONS
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This report presents the findings of the project ―Feasibility Study: Development andDemonstration of Virtual Reality Simulation Training for the BHPB Olympic Dam SiteInductions.‖ The project was a collaborative exercise between the University of New SouthWales (UNSW) - School of Mining Engineering, the University of Adelaide - Australian Centrefor Visual Technologies, BHPB Olympic Dam Expansion, RESA, TAFESA and Skills DMC.The project Chief Investigators were Dr Phillip Stothard (UNSW) and Prof Anton van denHengel (University of Adelaide).The project was a pilot study research project that looked into the feasibility of developinginteractive virtual reality simulations for mine site inductions in the hard rock industry. Manysimulations have been successfully implemented into the coal industry and the aim was to build apilot module that looked at a high risk environment on a surface mine that would also haveapplication to the wider construction industry and other heavy industries.The project collaborators came together as a group of parties interested in virtual realitysimulation. The research and development was led by UNSW and University of Adelaide.Invaluable input was provided by the collaborators.The project had a value of $431, 306. Of which $208,563 was in cash and $222,743 was in kind.The budget was fully expended during the course of the project.The subject area of the project was ̳Working at Heights‘ and this was chosen because it is a highrisk area. Substantial documentation, mining industry input and effort was placed on building thefive sub-modules that form the Working at Heights module. The outcome is a high qualityvisualisation of an area of the Olympic Dam Mine Site. This high quality visualisation isenhanced by the inclusion of interaction within the module that requires the user to interrogatedata within the site and to assess and understand issues that arise when working at heights inrelation ladders, scaffolding, open excavations and elevated work platforms.Much project emphasis and time was placed on producing the 3D model. Also, as muchinformation as possible was placed into the module itself as this was to be a pilot example toshow to the Olympic Dam Expansion Project Team. The module allows users to interact withSafety Documentation and equipment and procedures that they would encounter on site
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