Development of State of the Art Instrumentation and Software to Increase Rates of Development and Production in Mines

The goal of this project is to develop instrumentation and software that will enable more efficient and safe mining practices. We will focus on the development of (1) vision-based instrumentation; (2) methods to increase situational awareness; and (3) techniques for automated data acquisition. This research will result in the design of a prototype vision system to improve geological classification and mapping and tablet-based software to improve upon remote situational awareness in mines. The partner organization, the Centre for Excellence in Mining and Innovation, will benefit from the development of new innovative technologies that it can transfer to the mining industry.

Faculty Supervisor:

Gordon Osinski

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Partner:

Centre for Excellence in Mining Innovation

Discipline:

Earth science

Sector:

Mining

University:

Western University

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