Application of 3D Scanning, Computer Simulations and Virtual Reality in the Redesigning Process of Selected Areas of Underground Transportation Routes in Coal Mining Industry

Magdalena Rozmus, Jarosław Tokarczyk, Dariusz Michalak, Marek Dudek, Kamil Szewerda, Marek Rotkegel, Aleš Lamot and Janez Rošer
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Magdalena Rozmus: KOMAG Institute of Mining Technology, Pszczyńska 37, 44-101 Gliwice, Poland
Jarosław Tokarczyk: KOMAG Institute of Mining Technology, Pszczyńska 37, 44-101 Gliwice, Poland
Dariusz Michalak: KOMAG Institute of Mining Technology, Pszczyńska 37, 44-101 Gliwice, Poland
Marek Dudek: KOMAG Institute of Mining Technology, Pszczyńska 37, 44-101 Gliwice, Poland
Kamil Szewerda: KOMAG Institute of Mining Technology, Pszczyńska 37, 44-101 Gliwice, Poland
Marek Rotkegel: GIG Central Mining Institute, Plac Gwarków 1, 40-166 Katowice, Poland
Aleš Lamot: Premogovnik Velenje, Partizanska cesta 78, 3320 Velenje, Slovenia
Janez Rošer: Premogovnik Velenje, Partizanska cesta 78, 3320 Velenje, Slovenia

Energies, 2021, vol. 14, issue 9, 1-21

Abstract: Nowadays designing of selected areas of mines underground workings can be effectively improved by the application of computer techniques: 3D scanning, computer simulations and Virtual Reality. This, in fact, would result in the more reliable design process, significantly reduced designing costs and efforts, and improvement of the mines staff’s safety. This scientific paper presents a method developed for redesigning of selected areas of mines underground workings in which auxiliary transport is carried out. The method combines 3D laser scanning technique with computer simulations carried out in a CAD/MBS system, in order to determine the location of potential collisions of the transported loads with the arch yielding support and the equipment. The obtained results, visualized using Virtual Reality, will form input data in the process of designing the selected area of the mines underground workings. Finally, an example of the application of the described method during transportation of big-size load is given.

Keywords: underground mine transportation; collision analysis; 3D laser scanning; CAD; MBS; computer simulations; numerical simulations; Virtual Reality; designing; arch yielding support (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: Q Q0 Q4 Q40 Q41 Q42 Q43 Q47 Q48 Q49 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2021
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