Automated guided apparatus suitable for toping applications
US6349249B1 · kind B1 · utility
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| Filing date | Feb 29, 2000 |
| Grant date | Feb 19, 2002 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Feb 29, 2020 |
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- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG05D1/027
- WIPO fieldControl
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
An automated guided apparatus capable of accurately determining its position within a walled environment such as a mine or building. A mobile unit incorporating an inertial measurement unit and a gray scale vision system processor/camera and/or a laser pointer is able to initialize its location and then update its location within the environment. The apparatus is especially adapted for producing tunnel plan views (“TOPES”) and also for guiding equipment through such environments.
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