Method and System for GPS Based Navigation and Hazard Avoidance in a Mining Environment
First Claim
1. A navigation and hazard avoidance system for a mining environment comprisinga central application havinga dynamic roadmap definition module adapted to at least allow a user to arbitrarily define features in a geographical information systems database and import overhead imaging data corresponding to a geographical area in which said features are defined;
- a remote position and attitude reception module adapted to at least receive data concerning a position of at least one remote vehicle;
a transceiver module adapted for exchanging data with at least one remote vehicle; and
a logging and tracking module adapted for at least logging said position of at least one remote vehicle over time;
a remote application; and
a communications link adapted for exchanging data between the central application and the remote application.
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Abstract
A system and method for GPS based navigation and hazard avoidance in a mining environment are described. The system includes a central application that has a dynamic roadmap definition module adapted to at least allow a user to arbitrarily define features in a geographical information systems database and import overhead imaging data corresponding to a geographical area in which said features are defined. The central application includes a remote position and attitude reception module adapted to at least receive data concerning the position of at least one remote vehicle, a transceiver module adapted for exchanging data with at least one remote vehicle; and a logging and tracking module adapted for at least logging said position of at least one remote vehicle over time. The system also has a remote application; and a communications link adapted for exchanging data between the central application and the remote application.
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1. A navigation and hazard avoidance system for a mining environment comprising
a central application having a dynamic roadmap definition module adapted to at least allow a user to arbitrarily define features in a geographical information systems database and import overhead imaging data corresponding to a geographical area in which said features are defined; -
a remote position and attitude reception module adapted to at least receive data concerning a position of at least one remote vehicle; a transceiver module adapted for exchanging data with at least one remote vehicle; and a logging and tracking module adapted for at least logging said position of at least one remote vehicle over time; a remote application; and a communications link adapted for exchanging data between the central application and the remote application. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22)
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12. A computer readable medium having instructions operable to define a navigation and hazard avoidance system for a mining environment comprising
a central application having a dynamic roadmap definition module adapted to at least allow a user to arbitrarily define features in a geographical information systems database and import overhead imaging data corresponding to a geographical area in which said features are defined; -
a remote position and attitude reception module adapted to at least receive data concerning a position of at least one remote vehicle; a transceiver module adapted for exchanging data with at least one remote vehicle; and a logging and tracking module adapted for at least logging said position of at least one remote vehicle over time; a remote application; and a communications link adapted for exchanging data between the central application and the remote application.
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