Lasers For Coal Mining Automation

Joseph H Kerr; C S. Cooper

doi:10.1117/12.959562

19 November 1980 Lasers For Coal Mining Automation

Joseph H Kerr, C S. Cooper

Proceedings Volume 0255, Practical Electro-Optical Instruments and Techniques; (1980) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.959562
Event: 1980 Huntsville Technical Symposium, 1980, Huntsville, United States

Abstract

A laser system has been fabricated for use in longwall coal mining operations to monitor the height of the last cut. This coal mine environment is particularly adverse to optics because of low reflectivity and surface inconsistency of the coal, as well as vibration, debris and explosion hazards.

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Joseph H Kerr and C S. Cooper "Lasers For Coal Mining Automation", Proc. SPIE 0255, Practical Electro-Optical Instruments and Techniques, (19 November 1980); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.959562

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