Abstract
A fully mechanized coalface is a rugged environment that has poor visibility. The traditional video monitoring system has problems such as a lack of realism, a blurry monitoring effect, and poor reliability. It is an important task to monitor the operations of the three-machine equipment (we will refer to the shearer, hydraulic support, and scraper conveyor as the three-machine equipment) intuitively, accurately, and timely and ensure that it is operating safely. This study proposed a cross-platform Web3D monitoring system for the three-machine equipment. First, the virtual mesh model and skeleton model that was embedded in the mesh model were established according to three-machine ontology and basic motion units. Second, the kinematic model of the three-machine skeleton was established via the inverse kinematic modeling of the hydraulic support and the coordinate calculation of the vertices on the three-machine skeleton. Third, the motion data, which were captured by sensors, were applied to drive the movement of the three-machine skeleton and mesh model. Finally, WebGL, which is the latest Internet graphics standard, was used to render the three-machine models, and the performance of this monitoring system is tested on different equipment in the laboratory. The results of the test show that the three-machine cross-platform monitoring system has splendid performance, and it realizes cross-platform 3D monitoring effectively in the laboratory. In the future, this system will be used as a supervisory tool and be integrated with the traditional monitoring system to monitor the three-machine equipment with the field staff.
Highlights
Mining coal is one of the most important fundamental industries, which plays a crucial role in the development of the national economy
In view of the advantages of virtual reality and Internet technology, this research has developed a lightweight Web3D system, namely, a cross-platform Web3D monitoring system of the three-machine equipment based on multisensor data
Based on the above analysis, this paper will establish a Web3D monitoring system that can solve the problem of cross-platform remotely monitoring the threemachine equipment as a foundation that complements the traditional monitoring system in the fully mechanized coalface
Summary
Mining coal is one of the most important fundamental industries, which plays a crucial role in the development of the national economy. In view of the advantages of virtual reality and Internet technology, this research has developed a lightweight Web3D system, namely, a cross-platform Web3D monitoring system of the three-machine equipment based on multisensor data. Based on the above analysis, this paper will establish a Web3D monitoring system that can solve the problem of cross-platform remotely monitoring the threemachine equipment as a foundation that complements the traditional monitoring system in the fully mechanized coalface. This advancement will help miners quickly make decision in the remote control center and increase production.
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