(the local daily newspaper of Mount Isa, Queensland, Australia)
Friday, April 18, 1997
3D camera finds where things lie
Mount Isa Mines is trialing an innovation which will allow work to be carried out in some of the most inaccessible areas of the lease. On display at the Carpentaria Mineral Province Mining Expo, the stereoscopic video system, or 3D television, enables large remote control machinery to be operated in otherwise inaccessible environments. The System was developed at Curtin University of Technology (CUT) in Perth and has not previously been used in a mine. It was pioneered recently at Woodside Offshore Petroleum in the North-West Australian gas fields. The 3D camera and television were used at Woodside to maintain the company's underwater platforms. |
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CUT's Centre for Marine Science and Technology developed the system with electrical engineer Andrew Woods displaying the system at the expo this week.
Mr Woods said the system simulated human vision by mounting two television cameras side-by-side on the front of the vehicle providing three dimensional vision.
"The signals are sent back to the cabin where the operator looks at the screen using special Polaroid glasses," Mr Woods said.
"The main advantage is the operator can see where the vehicle is in relation to equipment and is better able to judge distances, which reduces risks."
He said the system could be used on any remote controlled machinery used in MIM's operations, saving down-time and providing improved safety.
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