• DocumentCode
    3402679
  • Title

    Autonomous face navigation of a continuous mining machine

  • Author

    Anderson, Donna L.

  • Author_Institution
    US Dept. of Interior, Pittsburgh, PA, USA
  • fYear
    1988
  • fDate
    2-7 Oct. 1988
  • Firstpage
    1255
  • Abstract
    The tasks of autonomous face navigation for a continuous mining machine and the navigational information necessary to perform these tasks are discussed. A solution is proposed that includes the use of a mobile control structure (MCS) to serve as a reference in the face area, laser-based optical scanning units and retroreflective targets to determine the machine´s position relative to the reference, and a gyroscope to maintain a short-term knowledge of heading of the machine. An algorithm for the fusion of the laser system´s data is outlined.<>
  • Keywords
    industrial computer control; mining; navigation; position control; algorithm; autonomous face navigation; continuous mining machine; gyroscope; industrial computer control; mobile control structure; optical scanning units; position control; retroreflective targets; Gyroscopes; Laser fusion; Navigation; Optical control;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • Conference_Titel
    Industry Applications Society Annual Meeting, 1988., Conference Record of the 1988 IEEE
  • Conference_Location
    Pittsburgh, PA, USA
  • Type

    conf

  • DOI
    10.1109/IAS.1988.25221
  • Filename
    25221