ANTICOLLISION SYSTEMS FOR LARGE MINE-HAULAGE TRUCKS

With the development of larger mine-haulage trucks in recent years, the visual field of the driver has diminished correspondingly. Specifically, the operator's lack of direct vision in the right front area and directly to the rear constitutes a serious hazard to personnel in nearby small utility vehicles. Recently developed electronic technology has made it possible to supplement the use of mirrors and fresnel lenses to warn the operator of specific collision dangers in the truck's blind areas. The report describes the results of a coordinated contract and in-house research program to develop and test in-mine prototype electronic systems to detect the presence of smaller vehicles within the blind areas of large mine-haulage trucks. Each system utilized transmitters installed on the smaller vehicles and receivers installed on the haulage trucks. Transmitting techniques tested included both low- and high-frequency radio waves.

• Corporate Authors:

  Bureau of Mines

  Twin Cities Research Center
  Minneapolis, MN  United States 
• Authors:
  • Griffin, R E
• Publication Date: 1988

Media Info

• Pagination: 21 p.

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Advanced vehicle control systems; Advanced vehicle control systems; Crash avoidance systems; Freight handling; Heavy vehicles; Mining; Sensors; Visibility
• Uncontrolled Terms: Hauling
• Old TRIS Terms: Blindspots
• Subject Areas: Freight Transportation; Highways; Operations and Traffic Management; Safety and Human Factors; Vehicles and Equipment; I91: Vehicle Design and Safety;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00488469
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: National Technical Information Service
• Report/Paper Numbers: BUMINES-RI-9212
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Oct 31 1989 12:00AM