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August, 2009
ACARP project C18023CM2010 – Continuous Miner automationUpdate
Inertial navigation bench testing
• Benchmark testing of latest inertial navigation technology on a calibrated rotary table - complete
Inertial navigation test track testing
• Units under test on the CSIRO inertial test track - complete
Inertial navigation field testing
• Next phase inertial testing on modified (radio remote) Numbat skid-steer vehicle - scheduled for September
Process mapping and field characterisation
• Mine visits currently underway across15 mines in NSW and Queensland to review roadway development process models against actual operating models utilising a range of differing mining equipment and practices in a variety of mining conditions