Report of Investigations 9545: Teleoperation of a Compact Loader-Trammer

Details

• Journal Article:
  Spokane, WA: U.S. Department of the Interior, Bureau of Mines, RI 9545
• Personal Author:
  Ruff, Todd M.
• Description:
  A miniature load-haul-dump unit developed under contract with the U.S. Bureau of Mines was designed to muck narrow stopes more effectively than existing equipment. The machine, called a compact loader-trammer, is radio remote controlled and uses a computer-assisted navigation system that allows the machine to follow the stope walls automatically. Tests have shown the need to provide visual information to the machine operator when the machine is tramming long distances in dark, underground environments. When the machine operator remains stationary while controlling the machine, the distance between them may exceed 60 m (200 ft). Under these conditions, it is difficult for the operator to determine if obstacles are in the machine's path, if the machine is loading muck properly, or if it has reached its load capacity. This paper describes a portable, inexpensive, teleoperation system that uses computer-based, radio-remote control and video cameras mounted on the machine to provide visual information to the remote operator. [Description provided by NIOSH]
• Subjects:
  Automation Manufacturing And Industrial Facilities Mining Occupational Health Safety
• Keywords:
  Mining-equipment; Mining-industry; Underground-mining; Machine-operation; Underground-mining; Robotics; Automation
• Source:
  Spokane, WA: U.S. Department of the Interior, Bureau of Mines, RI 9545, 1994 Nov; :1-19
• Series:
  NIOSH Numbered Publications   ; Mining Publications  
• Subseries:
  Report of Investigations
• Document Type:
  Text
• Genre:
  Report
• Place as Subject:
  OSHA Region 10 ; Washington
• CIO:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)
• Division:
  SRC - Spokane Research Center
• Topic:
  Workplace Safety & Health
• Location:
  North America
• Pages in Document:
  17 pdf pages
• NIOSHTIC Number:
  nn:20039174
• NTIS Accession Number:
  PB95-216305
• Federal Fiscal Year:
  1995
• Peer Reviewed:
  False
• Collection(s):
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha-512:6b6c56c2cc0f4dd61de0bdffe5020e701ee9069066ca32ea3e597fde4ad70addf8db42396344af5d7b5ca525a0855a10a2dc1c56bec9c696ee35303a45b4e1c3
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/10253/cdc_10253_DS1.pdf
• File Type:
  [PDF - 5.35 MB ]