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2015 | OriginalPaper | Chapter
Control of Automated Mining Machinery Using Aided Inertial Navigation
Authors : Mark Dunn, David Reid, Jonathon Ralston
Published in: Machine Vision and Mechatronics in Practice
Publisher: Springer Berlin Heidelberg
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This paper describes new research and development currently being undertaken to advance the automation capability of mining equipment in underground coal mining operations. The research effort targets the development of new inertial navigation solutions that aim to increase roadway development rates and provide a safer working environment for underground mine personnel. Specific developments have been undertaken to develop and integrate navigation, remote control, and visualisation technologies. Results obtained so far show that the navigation solution developed can provide the accuracy necessary for production-level underground mining.