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Cutting sound enhancement system for mining machines

Patent ·
OSTI ID:6090381
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The invention relates to the field of acoustical monitoring in a mining environment in general, and in particular to a system for focusing an acoustical transducer on the cutting head of a mining machine and coupling the output of the transducer to headphones worn by the remotely positioned operator of the machine to assist the operator in audibly detecting the location of the parameters of a coal seam.
Research Organization:
Department of the Interior, Washington, DC (USA)
Assignee:
Department of the Interior, Washington, DC (US)
Patent Number(s):
A US 7-645430
OSTI ID:
6090381
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English

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Related Subjects

01 COAL, LIGNITE, AND PEAT
012034* -- Coal
Lignite
& Peat-- Underground Mining-- Automation
Monitoring
& Control-- (1987-)
ACOUSTIC DETECTION
ACOUSTIC MEASUREMENTS
ACOUSTIC MONITORING
CHARGED PARTICLE DETECTION
COAL DEPOSITS
COAL MINERS
COAL MINING
COAL SEAMS
CONTROL
CUTTING TOOLS
DETECTION
EQUIPMENT
GEOLOGIC DEPOSITS
LONGWALL MINING
MINERAL RESOURCES
MINERS
MINING
MINING EQUIPMENT
MONITORING
PERSONNEL
POSITIONING
RADIATION DETECTION
REMOTE CONTROL
RESOURCES
TOOLS
UNDERGROUND MINING