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7/19/2016 - Contracts and cooperative agreementsA contract to enhance key features of the through-the-earth prototype previously developed to improve its usability, investigate design changes to comply with mine safety standards, ruggedize the hardware, and demonstrate performance at coal mine sites.
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7/19/2016 - Contracts and cooperative agreementsA contract to develop and test a Media Converter Device (MCD) that allows wireless handheld radios to communicate with leaky feeder communication systems. This will greatly improve voice quality and underground communications coverage in cross-cuts.
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7/19/2016 - Contracts and cooperative agreementsA contract to create a signaling system, Kutta OutCall Micropower Messaging System (KOMMS), a mechanism of signaling between underground and the surface without the use of battery or line power.
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7/18/2016 - Contracts and cooperative agreementsA contract to design and demonstrate a location tracking system for underground coal mines using ultra-wideband (UWB) radio technology.
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7/16/2016 - Contracts and cooperative agreementsA contract to develop an Advanced Software Radio (ASR) for through-the-earth communication with the intent of significantly improving realiability of TTE links in the working areas of coal mines and extending range.
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4/29/2016 - Contracts and cooperative agreementsA contract to identify possible electromagnetic interference requirements for coal mining equipment to ensure proper operation of equipment used in mines with a view towards maximizing mine safety.
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11/19/2014 - Contracts and cooperative agreementsA contract to increase the performance of medium frequency communications in underground mines.
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7/22/2014 - Interagency agreementsAn interagency agreement to design and develop a subterranean wireless electronic communications system for the U.S. Army.
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8/1/2011 - Reports of Investigations, Training materialsRadio 101 is a program to train miners in the use of two-way radio communication in the mines.
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10/1/2004 - Conference papersDescribes a method for assessing equipment jolting using a combination of "black boxes" called Shox Boxes and an onboard GPS system. The resulting configuration provides an objective assessment of jolting and a chance to determine its root causes.
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Content source: National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health, Mining Program