Controlling a Thin-Seam Miner 500 Feet from the Face

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• Personal Author:
  Kwitowski, August J. ; Mayercheck, William D. ; Schiffbauer, William H.
• Description:
  This report summarizes work sponsored by the Bureau of Mines in the development of a remote operating system (ros) for controlling a thin-seam continuous miner 500 feet or more distant from the extraction face. Details are provided on ros subsystems including the continuous miner, video equipment, controls and displays, the electronic control system, and the operator station. [Description provided by NIOSH]
• Subjects:
  Electrical Equipment And Supplies Mining Occupational Health Safety
• Keywords:
  Electronic-devices Electronic-equipment Mining-equipment Mining-industry Robotics
• Series:
  Mining Publications
• Document Type:
  Text
• Genre:
  Journal Article ; Proceedings
• Place as Subject:
  OSHA Region 3 ; Pennsylvania ; West Virginia
• CIO:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)
• Division:
  PRC - Pittsburgh Research Center
• Topic:
  Workplace Safety & Health
• Location:
  North America
• Pages in Document:
  80-85
• NIOSHTIC Number:
  nn:10005554
• Citation:
  Proceedings of the 8th West Virginia University International Mining and Electrotech Conference, Morgantown West Virginia, 7/30- 8/1/86. Morgantown, WV: University of West Virginia, 1986 Jul; :80-85
• Federal Fiscal Year:
  1986
• Peer Reviewed:
  False
• Collection(s):
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha-512:6f992d3a2eedc6d4f1dda94bf3b800dcd92029664a761f6e02090ffca444dfe636616fdd1abb930c75230eeee3897d42d541f74ded48761285c69e2d7271162e
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/219692/cdc_219692_DS1.pdf
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