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Mining Feature: 2021 Meeting of the Automation and Emerging Technologies Partnership
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Wednesday, August 18, 2021
The second meeting of the Mine Automation and Emerging Technologies Health and Safety Partnership was held as a virtual meeting in two half-day sessions on Aug. 17 and 18, 2021.
This meeting provided a continued opportunity for industry, manufacturers, academia and Automation partnership meeting bannerothers who are working on autonomous mobile equipment and associated technologies to discuss the state of the technology, including system development, testing, implementation activities, research findings, health and safety concerns, and regulatory considerations.
Meeting minutes
Agenda
*Click on presentation title links below to view the presented slides in PDF format. Presentation file hosting courtesy of the Joseph A. Holmes Safety Association website.*
Day 1 - August 17
**Time (PDT)**
**Time (EDT)**
**Topic**
**Speaker**
**Affiliation**8:00am
11:00am
Welcome and introduction
George Luxbacher
NIOSH8:10am
11:10am
Meeting agenda
Joel Haight
University of Pittsburgh8:15am
11:15am
Recap of Oct 2020 meeting
Joel Haight
University of Pittsburgh8:25am
11:25am
Industry trends in system safety: An update
Andrew Scott
METS Ignited8:50am
11:50am
Cybersecurity and safety implications (canceled)
Sachin Jari
ABB9:15am
12:15pm
AEM’s autonomous machines coordinating committee
Jeff Jurgens
AEM*9:40am*
*12:40pm*
*Break*
**
******
****
**Case study session**9:50am
12:50pm
Case study 1: Komatsu - Automation in underground coal mining
Jim Haughey
Komatsu10:20am
1:20pm
Case study 2: Human factors in autonomous haulage – Challenges in operations and workforce development
Richard Beesley
Immersive Technologies10:50am
1:50pm
Case study 3: How Autonomous Vehicle Technology Can Improve Safety
Anthony Levandowski
Pronto.ai11:20am
2:20pm
Update on automation global perspectives contract
Joel Haight
University of Pittsburgh11:45am
2:45pm
Wrap up
Joel Haight
University of PittsburghDay 2 - August 18
**Time (PDT)**
**Time (EDT)**
**Topic**
**Speaker**
**Affiliation******
**NIOSH research session**8:00am
11:00am
Update on the NIOSH Center for Occupational Robotics Research
Jacob Carr
NIOSH8:25am
11:25am
Validating collision warning/avoidance system detection performance
John Homer
NIOSH8:50am
11:50am
Assured autonomy pilot project
Bob Bissonette
NIOSH9:15am
12:15pm
Human-centered design pilot project
Mahiyar Nasarwanji
NIOSH9:40am
12:40pm
Powered Haulage Initiative
Melanie Calhoun
MSHA*10:05am*
*1:05pm*
*Break*10:15am
1:15pm
Designing a collision advisory system for surface mining equipment: A case study of human-centered design for new technology in mining
Robin Burgess-Limerick
University of Queensland10:55am
1:55pm
Operators transitioning to automated fleet supervisors
Kyle Zimmer
International Union of Operating Engineers11:35am
2:35pm
Wrap up and feedback on the meeting
Joel Haight
University of PittsburghSee Also
Automation and Advanced Technologies Workgroup Releases Report
Meeting Minutes from Automation and Emerging Technologies Health and Safety Partnership, Oct. 8 and 9, 2020
Mine Automation and Emerging Technologies Health and Safety Partnership
Page last reviewed: August 19, 2021
Page last updated: August 19, 2021
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