|
Line-Of-Sight Issues with Tele-Remote and Conventional Load Haul Dump Vehicles (Visibility Phase 3) - COMPLETE
The Health and Safety Issue
Large haulage vehicles are used throughout the mining industry, while tele-remote equipment is becoming more common. However, the size of these vehicles and the mining environment can pose visibility hazards both to the operator and to others working in the area.
MASHA's Partners
Research into equipment visibility has been funded by the Research Advisory Council of the Workplace Safety and Insurance Board (WSIB). This project was undertaken by Laurentian University and MIRARCO, and is monitored by MASHA's underground equipment TAC.
The Research Project
Mobile equipment such as Load-Haul-Dump (LHD) vehicles and haulage trucks are used extensively in the mining industry. However, the design of these vehicles, in combination with the constraints of the underground mining environment, have resulted in serious accidents, fatalities, and near-miss incidents. Researchers have tried to understand the causes of these events, but current methods fall short. Virtual reality (VR) attempts to fill that technological gap. This project will use Laurentian University's new state-of -the-art Virtual Reality Laboratory (VRL) to recreate underground excavation and equipment profiles in 3-D stereo, analyze line-of-sight issues associated with LHDs, and demonstrate findings to industry, union, government, and research personnel through workshops in the VRL.
IF YOU WOULD LIKE TO RECEIVE A COPY OF THE COMPLETE RESEARCH RESULTS ON CD, please send your request to info@masha.on.ca
Results
Research Results
For more information on this project, contact : Rick Banting |
Home · Site Map · Admin
