Title
Autonomous underground tramming for center-articulated vehicles
Abstract
This paper describes the design, implementation, and field testing of an infrastructureless system for autonomous tramming (or hauling) of a center-articulated underground mining vehicle. Such vehicles are ubiquitous in underground mining, and effective automation of their tramming function has been a sought-after technology for more than a decade. This paper reports on the successful development of a fast, reliable, and robust “autotramming” technology that does not require the installation of fixed infrastructure. Included are descriptions of the chosen control architecture, map-based localization technique, and the results of integration and field testing. © 2008 Wiley Periodicals, Inc.
Year
DOI
Venue
2008
10.1002/rob.v25:6/7
J. Field Robotics
Keywords
Field
DocType
computer science,computer and information science
Architecture,Simulation,Automation,Engineering,Underground mining (hard rock)
Journal
Volume
Issue
Citations 
25
6-7
30
PageRank 
References 
Authors
1.39
14
3
Name
Order
Citations
PageRank
Joshua A. Marshall139548.45
Timothy D. Barfoot289570.00
Johan Larsson3515.32