Study on virtual reality technology applied to mining subsidence and geohazards

Virtual reality technology is a newly-developed technical means to achieve human-computer interaction, assisted by computer and the latest sensing technology. Based on virtual reality technology, mining parameters and geological conditions are digitized and fed into VR system via human-computer interaction, and the scenes of mining subsidence, damage towards ground buildings and geohazards can be created instantaneously. Meanwhile, actual mining subsidence and geohazards are learned by virtual reality system which is then able to carry out risk forecasts. This has provided valuable information for safety of operation and optimum system design of mines. Two vital techniques in virtual reality technology were addressed in this paper: virtual scene modeling and virtual scene driving.