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Underground coal mine track inspection and cleaning vehicle

Technical Report ·
OSTI ID:6471144
The U.S. Bureau of Mines has designed, fabricated, and tested a prototype track maintenance vehicle for underground coal mines. The vehicle uses a stiff rotating brush to clean the track so that a visual inspection is possible. It is also equipped to measure track gauge and cross-level. The objective of this report is to describe the track maintenance vehicle and detail the results of investigations into present underground track inspection procedures and cleaning technologies, which led to the development of the prototype. Recommendations are made concerning the integration of components of this prototype vehicle into current track cleaning and inspection systems used in underground mines.
Research Organization:
Bureau of Mines, Pittsburgh, PA (USA)
OSTI ID:
6471144
Report Number(s):
RI-9246
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English