Title :
Millimetre Wave Radar Vision for the Mining Industry
Author :
Brooker, G. ; Scheding, S. ; Maclean, A. ; Hennessy, R. ; Lobsey, C. ; Widzyk-Capehart, E.
Author_Institution :
Sydney Univ., Sydney
Abstract :
This paper examines the background and application of millimetre wave radar technology to control and direct the material mix introduced to refill large underground voids. In addition it documents the use of radars for surface mine visualisation to produce images of the bucket fill on large rope shovels and on draglines to help reconcile dig volumes and to specify dig and fill surface profiles.
Keywords :
image sensors; millimetre wave imaging; mining industry; radar imaging; bucket fill; dig surface profile; fill surface profiles; large underground voids; material mix; millimetre wave radar vision; mining industry; surface mine visualisation; Attenuation; Australia; Building materials; Concrete; Costs; Mining industry; Radar antennas; Radar applications; Radar imaging; Temperature sensors;
Conference_Titel :
Sensors, 2006. 5th IEEE Conference on
Conference_Location :
Daegu
Print_ISBN :
1-4244-0375-8
Electronic_ISBN :
1930-0395
DOI :
10.1109/ICSENS.2007.355472