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• Straight Line Walking and Path-Turn Identifying Algorithms for a Tracking Device Used in Underground Mines
  1/1/2010 - Conference papers
  This paper describes two algorithms that can provide greater accuracy for underground miner tracking systems.
• Algorithms to Identify Its Own and Surrounding Tunnels for an Underground Tracking Device
  1/1/2010 - Conference papers
  This paper introduces algorithms to locate miners with no need for external reference sensors. There are definitions of useful mathematical operations that can be performed on the node coordinates and includes a description of the algorithms.
• Safety and Health Regulatory Changes and Technology Developments in U.S. Coal Mining
  9/1/2009 - Conference papers
  This paper discusses changes that new legislation and regulations are making to the U.S. coal mining industry, and current research that is producing technologies to make mining safer.
• Exploration of Two Position Adjustment Methods for Underground Mine Tracking Systems
  1/1/2009 - Conference papers
  This paper introduces two position adjustment methods for mine tracking systems which use a coplanar node-path network mine model as the foundation for their development.
• Work Practices to Manage Bump Prone Ground
  7/1/2008 - Conference papers
  This paper will review current and historic work practices used internationally to minimize the hazard to miners from mining in conditions which could produce a bump.
• Use of Infrared Sensors for Monitoring Methane in Underground Mines
  6/1/2008 - Conference papers
  This paper describes research conducted to compare the performance, including response time and accuracy, of selected instruments using infrared and catalytic sensors.
• The Brookwood Disaster and Electrical Requirements for Hazardous (Classified) Locations
  9/1/2007 - Conference papers
  Researchers with NIOSH studied the electrical equipment ignition sources for the Brookwood and other disasters to develop recommendations for preventing similar disasters.
• Recent Developments in Coal Mining Safety in the United States
  6/1/2007 - Conference papers
  This paper briefly describes the progress in mine safety in the United States, with emphasis on recent events that have followed since the explosion at the Sago Mine in January 2006. Legislation following the mine accidents in 2006 and areas of work car...
• Improving Silica Dust Controls for Metal/Nonmetal Mining Operations in the United States
  4/1/2007 - Conference papers
  NIOSH researchers are improving protection provided by enclosed cabs on mining equipment, reducing dust generation from surface drills, reducing dust levels in iron ore operations, and developing a new method to clean dust from soiled clothes.
• Factors Affecting the Development of Mine Face Ventilation Systems in the 20th Century
  2/1/2007 - Conference papers
  During the 20th century, the increased emphasis on worker health and safety and the advent of new mining equipment and methods led to many changes in mine face ventilation practices.