Framework for autonomous navigation of a continuous mining machine

Technical Report · Sun Jan 01 04:00:00 EST 1989

OSTI ID:6539463

Anderson, D L

This report includes a discussion of the navigational tasks performed by operators of mobile mining equipment, with the focus on the navigational information and guidance techniques required by continuous mining machine operators. Some previous research and attempts in remote and autonomous navigation of continuous mining machines are mentioned. Issues of research in autonomous navigation of various other mobile robots are presented, with attention focused on their applicability to a continuous mining machine navigating in the mining environment. Conclusions are stated on methods of automating the navigational tasks of a contionuous mining machine, and a decision to concentrate intitial attempts on the tasks of autonomous face navigation is defended. This report includes a presentation of the Bureau's proposed solution for autonomous face navigation of a continous mining machine, which includes the employment of a mobile roof support as a reference for guidance in the face area, and a navigational guidance system for the continuous mining machine.

• Research Organization: Bureau of Mines, Pittsburgh, PA (USA)
• OSTI ID: 6539463
• Report Number(s): RI-9214
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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