Work site dust control system
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1. A method for controlling work site dust conditions, the method comprising:
- providing a mobile dust control machine configured to treat a dust condition within a work location, the dust control machine being disposed distant from the work location;
providing a dust monitoring device at the work location;
monitoring a dust condition of the work location with the dust monitoring device;
generating a dust control signal in response to monitoring the dust condition;
dispatching the mobile dust control machine to the work location in response to the dust control signal; and
operating the mobile dust control machine at the work location.
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A method and system for controlling work site dust conditions are provided. The method may include providing a mobile dust control machine configured to treat a dust condition within a work location. The dust control machine may be disposed distant from the work location. The method may further include monitoring a dust condition of the work location, generating a dust control signal in response to monitoring the dust condition, dispatching the mobile dust control machine to the work location in response to the dust control signal, and operating the mobile dust control machine at the work location.
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1. A method for controlling work site dust conditions, the method comprising:
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providing a mobile dust control machine configured to treat a dust condition within a work location, the dust control machine being disposed distant from the work location;
providing a dust monitoring device at the work location;
monitoring a dust condition of the work location with the dust monitoring device;
generating a dust control signal in response to monitoring the dust condition;
dispatching the mobile dust control machine to the work location in response to the dust control signal; and
operating the mobile dust control machine at the work location. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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9. A method for controlling work site dust conditions, the method comprising:
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providing a mobile dust control machine configured to treat a dust condition within a work location, the dust control machine being disposed distant from the work location;
monitoring a dust condition of the work location;
generating a dust control signal in response to monitoring the dust condition;
dispatching the mobile dust control machine to the work location in response to the dust control signal;
operating the mobile dust control machine at the work location;
wherein the work location is a first one of a plurality of work locations;
the dust control signal is a first dust control signal; and
the method further comprises;
monitoring the dust condition of a second work location; and
generating a second dust control signal in response to monitoring the dust condition of the second work location. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17)
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18. A method for controlling work site dust conditions, the method comprising:
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providing a mobile dust control machine configured to treat a dust condition within a work location, the dust control machine being disposed distant from the work location;
monitoring a dust condition of the work location;
generating a dust control signal in response to monitoring the dust condition;
dispatching the mobile dust control machine to the work location in response to the dust control signal;
operating the mobile dust control machine at the work location;
wherein the mobile dust control machine is the first of a plurality of mobile dust control machines; and
the method further comprises;
providing a second mobile dust control machine configured to treat a dust condition within the work location, the second mobile dust control machine being disposed distant from the work location;
monitoring the locations of the first and second mobile dust control machines;
comparing the locations of the first and second mobile dust control machines; and
using the comparison to dispatch the first mobile dust control machine to the first work location.
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19. A method for controlling work site dust conditions, the method comprising:
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providing a mobile dust control machine configured to treat a dust condition within a work location, the dust control machine being disposed distant from the work location;
monitoring a dust condition of the work location;
generating a dust control signal in response to monitoring the dust condition;
dispatching the mobile dust control machine to the work location in response to the dust control signal;
operating the mobile dust control machine at the work location;
wherein the work location is a first work location; and
the method further comprises;
monitoring a dust condition of a second work location;
generating a second dust control signal in response to monitoring the dust condition of the second work location;
dispatching the mobile dust control machine to the second work location in response to the second dust control signal; and
operating the mobile dust control machine at the second work location.
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20. A method for controlling work site dust conditions, the method comprising:
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providing a mobile dust control machine configured to treat a dust condition within a work location, the dust control machine being disposed distant from the work location;
monitoring a dust condition of the work location;
generating a dust control signal in response to monitoring the dust condition;
dispatching the mobile dust control machine to the work location in response to the dust control signal;
operating the mobile dust control machine at the work location;
wherein the mobile dust control machine is a first mobile dust control machine; and
the method further comprises;
monitoring the status of a resource onboard the first mobile dust control machine; and
dispatching a second mobile dust control machine to the work location in response to monitoring the status of a resource onboard the first dust control machine.
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21. A dust control system for controlling work site dust conditions, the dust control system comprising:
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a dust monitor disposed and arranged at the work location to monitor a dust condition of the work location and being operable to produce a dust control signal; and
a mobile dust control machine configured to treat a dust condition within the work location, the dust control machine being movable to the work location from a position distant from the work location in response to the dust control signal. - View Dependent Claims (22, 23)
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24. A dust control system for controlling work site dust conditions, the dust control system comprising:
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a dust monitor disposed and arranged to monitor a dust condition of a work location and being operable to produce a dust control signal;
a mobile dust control machine configured to treat a dust condition within the work location, the dust control machine being movable to the work location from a position distant from the work location in response to the dust control signal;
wherein the mobile dust control machine is a first mobile dust control machine; and
the system further comprises a second mobile dust control machine configured to treat a dust condition within the work location, the second mobile dust control machine being movable to the work location from a position distant from the work location in response to a dust control signal generated by the dust monitor.
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25. A dust control system for controlling work site dust conditions, the dust control system comprising:
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a dust monitor disposed and arranged to monitor a dust condition of a work location and being operable to produce a dust control signal;
a mobile dust control machine configured to treat a dust condition within the work location, the dust control machine being movable to the work location from a position distant from the work location in response to the dust control signal;
wherein the mobile dust control machine is a first mobile dust control machine;
the system further comprises a second mobile dust control machine configured to treat a dust condition within the work location, the second mobile dust control machine being movable to the work location from a position distant from the work location in response to a dust control the dispatch signal generated by the dust monitor;
the first and second dust control machines include location monitoring equipment operable to determine locations of the first and second dust control machines, the location monitoring equipment being in communication with the controller; and
the controller is operable to receive location information from the location monitoring equipment and to produce the dispatch signal in response to the location information.
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26. A dust control system for controlling work site dust conditions, the dust control system comprising:
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a first dust monitor disposed and arranged to monitor a dust condition of a work location and being operable to produce a dust control signal;
a mobile dust control machine configured to treat a dust condition within the work location, the dust control machine being movable to the work location from a position distant from the work location in response to the dust control signal;
wherein the work location is a first work location;
the system composes a second dust monitor disposed and arranged to monitor a dust condition of a second work location and being operable to produce a second dust control signal indicative of a dust condition within the second work location; and
the mobile dust control machine is movable to the second work location from a position distant from the second work location in response to the second dust control signal. - View Dependent Claims (27, 28, 29, 30)
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