Alternate Technologies Applicable to Proximity Detection on Mobile Machines in Underground Coal Mines [preprint]

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• Personal Author:
  Bissert PT ; DuCarme, Joseph P. ; Jobes, Christopher C. ; Noll, James D.
• Description:
  There have been about 42 fatalities in underground coal mines between 1984 and 2015 where the victim was struck, pinned, or run over by a mobile machine (MM) such as a shuttle car, scoop, or battery hauler. MSHA has issued a proposed rule requiring proximity detection systems (PDS) on MMs in an effort to prevent future fatalities. Currently approved PDSs use electromagnetic (EM) technology to detect the presence of a miner and impose machine controls to prevent contact. The disadvantages of an EM-based PDS on MMs include the need for a miner-wearable component (MWC), environmental interferences, EM interferences from other devices, and low localization range and accuracy. NIOSH researchers are investigating alternate technologies that could improve the capabilities of the current PDSs. Many technologies were reviewed, and NIOSH researchers identified RFID, LIDAR, RADAR, ultrasonic detection, and computer vision as candidates for PDS development. The performance characteristics of each technology and its applicability to an underground mining environment will be discussed, along with international developments and implementations, and the concept of sensor fusion. [Description provided by NIOSH]
• Subjects:
  Coal Coal Mining Environmental Monitoring Manufacturing And Industrial Facilities Mining Mortality Occupational Health Safety Software
• Keywords:
  Coal Mining Computer Applications Control Systems Control Technology Detectors Electromagnetic Interference Environmental Control Equipment Environmental Monitoring Environmental Technology Equipment Reliability Machine Operation Machinery Machine Safety Miners Mining-industry Mining Equipment Mobile Equipment Monitoring Systems Mortality Data Performance Capability Performance Tests Proximity Detection Sensors Ultrasonics Ultrasonic Testing Underground Mines Visual Aids Wearable Technologies

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• Series:
  Mining Publications
• Publisher:
  Society for Mining, Metallurgy, and Exploration, Inc.
• Document Type:
  Text
• Genre:
  Proceedings
• Place as Subject:
  Colorado ; OSHA Region 3 ; OSHA Region 8 ; Pennsylvania
• CIO:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)
• Division:
  PMRD - Pittsburgh Mining Research Division
• Topic:
  Workplace Safety & Health
• Location:
  North America
• Pages in Document:
  1-5
• NIOSHTIC Number:
  nn:20049556
• Citation:
  2017 SME Annual Meeting, February 19-22, 2017, Denver, Colorado, preprint 17-008. Englewood, CO: Society for Mining, Metallurgy, and Exploration, Inc., 2017 Feb; :1-5
• Federal Fiscal Year:
  2017
• NORA Priority Area:
  Mining
• Peer Reviewed:
  False
• Collection(s):
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha-512:e712074ad164898c072a57ce4d3e6057972628b8857867d7153f4518c92484e88964716a3506dd15973f56b975001eccf889ba4802c9de3b2783de415de0d917
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/228392/cdc_228392_DS1.pdf
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