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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 08, 2015
Filed:
Jun. 03, 2014
Applicant:
Safemine Ag, Baar, CH;
Inventors:
Urs Martin Rothacher, Thalwil, CH;
Peter Arnold Stegmaier, Ponte Capriasca, CH;
Assignee:
SAFEMINE AG, Baar, CH;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G08B 21/00 (2006.01); G08B 21/18 (2006.01); G01S 5/00 (2006.01); G08G 1/16 (2006.01); G08G 1/00 (2006.01); G08G 9/02 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G08B 21/18 (2013.01); G01S 5/0072 (2013.01); G08G 1/161 (2013.01); G08G 1/20 (2013.01); G08G 9/02 (2013.01);
Abstract
Vehicles and other objects in a surface mine are equipped with monitoring devices that communicate by radio in order to detect the risk of collisions. The devices are equipped with GNSS-receivers. At least one of the objects has two devices mounted to it. Each of the two devices determines its position independently, which in turn allows determining not only the position, but also the orientation, of the object.