Infrastructure-based localisation of automated coal mining equipment

Abstract A novel radar-based system for longwall coal mine machine localisation is described. The system, based on a radar-ranging sensor and designed to localise mining equipment with respect to the mine tunnel gate road infrastructure, is developed and trialled in an underground coal mine. The cha...

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Main Authors: Chad O. Hargrave, Craig A. James, Jonathon C. Ralston
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: SpringerOpen 2017-08-01
Series:International Journal of Coal Science & Technology
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Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s40789-017-0180-3