Verification of a Roof Bolter Simulation Model

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• Personal Author:
  Ambrose, Dean H. ; Bartels, John R. ; Kwitowski, August J.
• Description:
  This paper presents the results of an effort to verify a simulation designed to investigate the safe speed range for the vertical movement of roof bolter boom arm to reduce worker injuries in underground coal mines. Results of lab investigations are being used to (1) determine input parameters unique to the mining environment and needed to develop a credible, computer-based, human-machine interactive model, (2) confirm that the model would accurately represent operator movements and positions while performing tasks relative to the roof bolter, and (3) determine which aspects of the procedure being simulated are most critical if hazard predictions are to be made from simulations using valid models of operators' behaviors and varying the machine appendage speed. [Description provided by NIOSH]
• Subjects:
  Coal Coal Mining Mining Occupational Health Safety Software
• Keywords:
  Coal Mining Computer Software Injuries Models Roof Bolters Simulation Underground Mining
• Series:
  Mining Publications
• Publisher:
  Society of Automotive Engineers, Inc.
• Document Type:
  Text
• Genre:
  Journal Article
• Place as Subject:
  OSHA Region 3 ; Pennsylvania
• CIO:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)
• Division:
  PRL - Pittsburgh Research Laboratory
• Topic:
  Workplace Safety & Health
• Location:
  North America
• Pages in Document:
  1-7
• NIOSHTIC Number:
  nn:20023600
• Citation:
  SAE Technical Paper 2003-01-2217, 2003 Jun; :1-7
• Contact Point Address:
  NIOSH Pittsburgh Research Laboratory, P.O. Box 18070, Pittsburgh, PA 15236
• Federal Fiscal Year:
  2003
• NORA Priority Area:
  Research Tools and Approaches: Control Technology and Personal Protective Equipment
• Peer Reviewed:
  False
• Source Full Name:
  Society of Automotive Engineers, Inc., Technical Paper 2003-01-2217
• Collection(s):
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha-512:0739cb9970a30a072062892a89343609c24e23e6e014bc2592c9d46f85c423b8ee03bb8a2a6c98566c1bcd411bfc2e187e84c0b4a09a621588b285325a1c347b
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/220711/cdc_220711_DS1.pdf
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