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Mining Publication: Straight Line Walking and Path-Turn Identifying Algorithms for a Tracking Device Used in Underground Mines
Keywords: Electronic tracking systems Intersections Numerical modeling Personnel tracking Tunnels
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Original creation date: January 2010
Authors: J Li
Conference Paper - January 2010
Download PDF Document (0.14 MB)
NIOSHTIC2 Number: 20036704
Proceedings of the ION International Technical Meeting (ITM) 2010, January 25-27, 2010, San Diego, California. Fairfax, VA: The Institute of Navigation, 2010; :244-249
Underground coal mines can be thought of as large coplanar tunnel networks generally laid out in a grid pattern, often extending for many kilometers or miles. A growing number of coal mines are installing miner tracking systems to track miners working underground and provide the location information to a mine office located on the surface. One of the major challenges for these systems is to provide enough accuracy to be able to pinpoint the location of miners within the working areas of the mine to positively impact safety. Many current mine tracking systems use a limited number of sensors placed within key tunnels or intersections of the mine as references to estimate the location of a tracking device (tag) carried by the mine worker. The accuracy of those systems is different in different areas in a mine depending on the density of the sensors. A greater density of sensors can result in a higher system accuracy, but at a higher installation and maintenance cost. Underground mine tracking systems may use the straight-line walking and path-turn algorithms presented here to improve their accuracy in the areas with a reduced density of sensors. The straight-line walking algorithm helps to pinpoint a miner’s location within a tunnel path and map his real location to the straight tunnel centerline while the path-turn algorithm helps pinpoint his location in a tunnel intersection and acknowledge that a turn has been made at the intersection. These algorithms are especially useful for inertial tracking devices to refine their location determination in straight tunnels and to recognize when a turn from the straight path has been taken.
Image of publication Straight Line Walking and Path-Turn Identifying Algorithms for a Tracking Device Used in Underground MinesConference Paper - January 2010
Download PDF Document (0.14 MB)
NIOSHTIC2 Number: 20036704
Proceedings of the ION International Technical Meeting (ITM) 2010, January 25-27, 2010, San Diego, California. Fairfax, VA: The Institute of Navigation, 2010; :244-249
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Page last updated: September 21, 2012
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