Mobile robots in mine rescue and recovery

Mining accidents have occurred since the early days of mining. Therewere a total of 525 mining disasters (incidents with five or more fatalities) in both coal and metal/nonmetal mines from 1900 through 2007 in the United States, resulting in 12,823 fatalities. Most of these disasters involve mine re...

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Published in:IEEE robotics & automation magazine 2009-06, Vol.16 (2), p.91-103
Main Authors: Murphy, R., Kravitz, J., Stover, S., Shoureshi, R.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Accidents
Applied sciences
Atmosphere
Coal
Coal mines
Communications technology
Computer science
control theory
systems
Control theory. Systems
Disasters
Exact sciences and technology
Explosives
Fatalities
Fires
Health and safety
Humans
Mines
Mining
Mobile robots
Robotics
Robots
Searching
Storms
Temperature
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Summary:Mining accidents have occurred since the early days of mining. Therewere a total of 525 mining disasters (incidents with five or more fatalities) in both coal and metal/nonmetal mines from 1900 through 2007 in the United States, resulting in 12,823 fatalities. Most of these disasters involve mine rescue teams, which are specially trained to perform search and rescue operations in extremely hostile environments. Robots have a great potential to assist in these underground operations, searching ahead of rescue teams and reporting conditions that may be hazardous to the teams. When explosive conditions exist or when heavy smoke or unstable ground conditions prevent team members from entering a mine, robots can become an invaluable tool.
ISSN:1070-9932
1558-223X
DOI:10.1109/MRA.2009.932521