Coal mine fire simulation based on 3D Max and EON

A coal mine fire simulation system is developed based on 3D Max and EON software for the purpose of coal mine safety training. The models, such as miners, roadways, even fire and smoke, are constructed in 3D Max. And the roaming of the miners through the roadways, the fire process of beginning, spreading, and destroying, are simulated in EON virtual reality software after these models being inputted into it. Besides, collision detection based on hierarchical bounding volumes and VB script language are also utilized. Simulation results suggest that this strategy can produce realistic virtual scenery and fire effect. While as part of the Coal Mine Safety Simulation and Training System (CMSSTS), this work is far away from what we expect, and there are more intensive work should be done.