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8/24/2023 - Contracts and cooperative agreementsA contract with the University of Kentucky to examine the autonomous docking of face haulage machinery in GPS-denied environments.
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6/13/2023 - Contracts and cooperative agreementsThis contract research develops a simulation software platform, AutonoDES, that can be used as a “what-if” scenario analysis tool for mixed-fleet (both human-operated and autonomous) mining operations.
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2/28/2023 - Contracts and cooperative agreementsA contract with J.H. Fletcher & Co. to explore the possibility of remote technology and automated blasting operations.
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5/9/2019 - BlueprintsNIOSH developed the Jupiter II Wide Area Light to mount on mining machines or illuminate a working area.
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11/15/2018 - Research areasRead about a NIOSH-developed noise control technology that reduces noise emissions when drilling holes during roof bolting.
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11/1/2018 - Peer reviewed journal articlesAn article describing two evaluations of the Dust Suppression Hopper (DSH) at industrial sand processing plants.
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5/17/2018 - Peer reviewed journal articlesA study using computational fluid dynamics (CFD) models to examine the effects of air-blocking shelves on airflows and respirable dust distribution associated with medium-sized surface blasthole drill shrouds as part of a dry dust collector system.
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2/15/2018 - Research projectsA project to make available blast damage models and an easy-to-use software tool for mining engineers to use in developing improved blast designs.
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11/1/2016 - Peer reviewed journal articlesThis article from NIOSH describes the methodology used to develop the computational fluid dynamics models, to calculate the model input and to validate the models based on the experimental data.
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7/19/2016 - Contracts and cooperative agreementsA capacity-building contract to understand the time-dependent behavior of some coal measure rocks under certain loading conditions, evaluate post-failure behavior, and acquire reliable site-specific input properties for numerical modeling.
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Content source: National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health, Mining Program