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Abstract

The authors describe a system that automates a continuous miner, enabling it to maneuver in highly constrained environments and cut coal without a human operator onboard. The system consists of a modified continuous miner, a laser range sensor, a SPARCstation, and control software. To date, the system has been tested on a mobile robot and on a continuous miner both above ground and in a real coal mine. The authors note that this system is the first instance of an intelligent robotic system for cutting coal.

Notes

Text Reference

Gary Shaffer and Anthony (Tony) Stentz, "A Robotic System for Underground Coal Mining," Proceedings of IEEE International Conference on Robotics and Automation (ICRA '92), May, 1992, pp. 633 - 638.

BibTeX Reference

@inproceedings{Shaffer_1992_1224,
   author = "Gary Shaffer and Anthony (Tony) Stentz",
   title = "A Robotic System for Underground Coal Mining",
   booktitle = "Proceedings of IEEE International Conference on Robotics and Automation (ICRA '92)",
   pages = "633 - 638",
   month = "May",
   year = "1992",
   volume = "1",
}

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