Underground Mining
Operator Assist



Technology Transfer

Technologies from this Underground Mining Operator Assist are available for licensing.

Patents
U.S. Patent # 6,203,111 and international - "Miner Guidance Using Laser and Image Analysis"

U.S. Patent # 6,296,317 - "Vision-Based Motion Sensor for Mining Machine Control"

Publications
Stentz, A., Ollis, M., Scheding, S., Herman, H., Fromme, C., Pedersen, J., Hegadorn, T., McCall, R., Bares, J., and Moore, R., "Position Measurement for Automated Mining Machinery," Proceedings of the 1999 International Conference on Field and Service Robotics, August, 1999, pp. 299 - 304.