| Type of Document |
Master's Thesis |
| Author |
Miller, Stephen J
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| Author's Email Address |
stmiller@vt.edu |
| URN |
etd-11092005-221527 |
| Title |
In-rest Vehicle GPS Proximity Warning in Surface Operations |
| Degree |
Master of Science |
| Department |
Mining and Minerals Engineering |
| Advisory Committee |
| Advisor Name |
Title |
| Nieto, Antonio V. |
Committee Chair |
| Karfakis, Mario G. |
Committee Member |
| Westman, Erik Christian |
Committee Member |
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| Keywords |
- Proximity Warning
- GPS
- GIS
- In-Rest
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| Date of Defense |
2005-05-19 |
| Availability |
unrestricted |
Abstract
Proximity Warning Systems are currently the focus of many research groups. Their goal is to produce a system that will reduce the number of run over incidents that occur in large mobile equipment operations. A majority of these incidents occur when the equipment starts from the In-rest state and begins to move. The addition of a transmission locking mechanism to a GPS based proximity warning system will prevent more run over incidents. This transmission locking mechanism will automatically prevent equipment from moving when there is a high risk for a potential run over incident to occur. Additional safety and optimization for surface equipment can be provided by utilizing GIS software for data analysis just by using the data collected from a GPS based proximity warning system. Combining these ideas and methods can provide better safety for large mobile equipment operations.
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