Development of Operational Aids for Improved Dragline Utilization

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• Personal Author:
  Eschman CW ; Thorne JS ; Trelz MA
• Description:
  The Dragline Data Link Prototype System, developed under DOE Contract Number DE-AC22-76ET12201, Modification M007, provides for direct data transfer between the Display and Information Gathering System (DIGS) located on board a dragline and a computer system located in the mine office. Reports of dragline activity available from the DIGS on the dragline can also be accessed from the mine office. This report describes the Data Link System design, installation, application and evaluation in a working mine environment. [Description provided by NIOSH]
• Subjects:
  Communications Media Occupational Health Safety
• Keywords:
  Coal Mining Communications Design Display Devices Electronic Equipment Information Microprocessors Mining Equipment Operation Optimization Performance Testing Productivity Surface Mining

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• Series:
  Mining Publications
• Publisher:
  U.S. Department of the Interior, Bureau of Mines
• Document Type:
  Text
• Genre:
  Conference Publications ; Final Contract Report
• Place as Subject:
  Missouri ; OSHA Region 3 ; OSHA Region 7 ; Pennsylvania
• CIO:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)
• Division:
  PRC - Pittsburgh Research Center
• Topic:
  Workplace Safety & Health
• Location:
  North America
• Pages in Document:
  1-112
• NIOSHTIC Number:
  nn:10003757
• NTIS Accession Number:
  DE81-023759
• Citation:
  Pittsburgh, PA: U.S. Department of the Interior, Bureau of Mines, Contract - C-12201, 1981 May; :1-112
• Federal Fiscal Year:
  1981
• Performing Organization:
  McDonnell Douglas Electronics Company, St. Charles, Missouri
• Peer Reviewed:
  False
• Source Full Name:
  Pittsburgh, PA: U.S. Department of the Interior, Bureau of Mines, Contract - C-12201
• Collection(s):
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha-512:01772f8a49042bbb8e8e46220d7ab096645fb26ae76e4fd7b05bba857d0d5d4ed40dccbbe7357107286ce63242e77e97eefe4fe7ce46714cff32dc709d7cbc80
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/219511/cdc_219511_DS1.pdf
• File Type:
  [PDF - 6.23 MB ]