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• Earth Conductivity Estimation from Through-the-Earth Measurements of 94 Coal Mines Using Different Electromagnetic Models
  10/1/2014 - Peer reviewed journal articles
  An analyis of TTE measurement data collected from 94 mines in order to determine the apparent conductivity of the overburden based on three different models: a homogenous half-space model, a thin sheet model, and an attenuation factor or Q-factor model.
• Supplementary Technologies for Advanced Mine Communication Networks
  9/25/2014 - Contracts and cooperative agreements
  A contract to develop a Universal Signal Evaluation Package for 75- and 150-MHz bands, adapt a passive magnetic amplifier for 900-MHz, and investigate energy harvesting technologies.
• Wireless Through-The-Earth Modeling and Support
  8/15/2014 - Contracts and cooperative agreements
  A contract to determine the factors that most affect signal transmission and reception for through-the-earth communication systems.
• Refuge Chamber Deployment and Occupancy Status During Mine Emergency Situations
  8/14/2014 - Contracts and cooperative agreements
  A contract to incorporate a wireless base station into the MagneLink Magnetic Communication System (MCS) and to develop a mechanism that automatically activates a portable wireless text messaging device when a refuge chamber is opened or deployed.
• Snake Robot for Mine Rescue
  7/18/2014 - Contracts and cooperative agreements
  A contract to leverage the on-going development of the new generation Tandem Track (TT) snake robot, by modifying this new system in a way that makes it suitable for operations in underground mines.
• Post-Accident AMS System
  1/6/2014 - Contracts and cooperative agreements
  A contract to develop a robust, intrinsically safe system that will incorporate atmospheric monitoring, two-way communications and miner tracking, all in a single network.
• Emergency Communications and Tracking
  7/24/2013 - Research areas
  Emergency Communications and Tracking Topic Page
• Visual feedback system to reduce errors while operating roof bolting machines
  2/1/2013 - Peer reviewed journal articles
  An experiment was conducted to explore coding and directional compatibility on roof bolting equipment and to determine the feasibility of a visual feedback system to alert operators of critical movements and workers in close proximity to the equipment.
• Technology News 551 - Through-the-Earth, Post-Accident Communications - an Emerging Technology
  12/1/2012 - Technology News
  A technology to provide a two-way communications system to improve miners' ability to communicate from underground to surface.
• System Reliability and Environmental Survivability
  9/22/2012 - Contracts and cooperative agreements
  A contract to develop a practical methodology with appropriate technical guidelines that enables mine operators and enforcement agencies to evaluate the reliability of underground communications, tracking, and atmospheric monitoring systems.