SUN Enji1,*, NIETO Antonio2,3, LI Zhongxue1
1Key Laboratory of High Efficiency Mining and Safety for Metal Mines of Ministry of Education,
University of Science & Technology, Beijing 100083, China
2Department of Mining and Minerals Engineering, Virginia Tech, Virginia 24060, USA
3Earth Science Information Technology and Engineering Laboratory, Virginia 24060, USA
Abstract: In order to reduce the number of surface mining accidents related to low visibility conditions and blind spots of trucks
and to provide 3D information for truck drivers and real time monitored truck information for the remote dispatcher, a 3D assisted
driving system (3D-ADS) based on the GPS, mesh-wireless networks and the Google-Earth engine as the graphic interface and
mine-mapping server, was developed at Virginia Tech. The research results indicate that this 3D-ADS system has the potential to
increase reliability and reduce uncertainty in open pit mining operations by customizing the local 3D digital mining map, constructing
3D truck models, tracking vehicles in real time using a 3D interface and indicating available escape routes for driver
safety.
Keywords: surface mining safety; 3D assisted driving system; Google Earth API; GPS
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