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Method and system for GPS based navigation and hazard avoidance in a mining environment

  • US 8,816,883 B2
  • Filed: 12/12/2011
  • Issued: 08/26/2014
  • Est. Priority Date: 09/04/2007
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A navigation and hazard avoidance system for a mining vehicle operating within a mining environment, comprising:

  • a position tracker configured to receive a plurality of features and a plurality of zones defined around each of the features from a geographical information systems database, each of the plurality of zones defining a different threat level and including a different geographical volume;

    a navigation aid configured to display a current position of the mining vehicle with respect to the features; and

    a violation manager configured to;

    determine whether at least a portion of the mining vehicle falls within at least a first one of the plurality of zones defined around a first feature retrieved from the geographical information systems database, andwhen the at least the portion of the mining vehicle falls within the first one of the plurality of zones defined around the first feature, generate an alarm to a user of the mining vehicle.

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