Development of a Protective Enclosure for Remote Sensing Applications—Case Study: Laser Scanning in Underground Coal Mines

Mark Dunn, Peter Reid and John Malos
Additional contact information
Mark Dunn: Mineral Resources, CSIRO, Pullenvale 4069, Australia
Peter Reid: Mineral Resources, CSIRO, Pullenvale 4069, Australia
John Malos: Mineral Resources, CSIRO, Pullenvale 4069, Australia

Resources, 2020, vol. 9, issue 5, 1-10

Abstract: Sensing for equipment location and mapping in explosion risk zones such as underground coal mines is a difficult proposition due to the regulatory requirement for certified protective enclosures to safely house the required complex electrical equipment. This paper provides a case study for the process involved in creating and implementing an optical-grade enclosure for use in these environments. The result of this process has been the creation of ExScan ® , a 3D laser mapping system that is providing step-change capability for remote operations and automation in the underground coal mining industry.

Keywords: laser; flameproof; mapping; scanning; mining; coal mining (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Q5 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2020
References: View complete reference list from CitEc
Citations:

Downloads: (external link)
https://www.mdpi.com/2079-9276/9/5/56/pdf (application/pdf)
https://www.mdpi.com/2079-9276/9/5/56/ (text/html)

Related works:
This item may be available elsewhere in EconPapers: Search for items with the same title.

Export reference: BibTeX RIS (EndNote, ProCite, RefMan) HTML/Text

Persistent link: https://EconPapers.repec.org/RePEc:gam:jresou:v:9:y:2020:i:5:p:56-:d:356670

Access Statistics for this article

Resources is currently edited by Ms. Donchian Ma

More articles in Resources from MDPI
Bibliographic data for series maintained by MDPI Indexing Manager ().