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dc.contributor.advisorSanzongi, Louis
dc.contributor.authorGlynn, Patrick Joseph
dc.date.accessioned2018-01-23T02:19:12Z
dc.date.available2018-01-23T02:19:12Z
dc.date.issued2005
dc.identifier.doi10.25904/1912/3114
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10072/365488
dc.description.abstractA suite of new collision avoidance systems (CAS) is presented for use in heavy vehicles whose structure and size necessarily impede driver visibility is introduced. The main goal of the project is to determine the appropriate use of each of the commercially available technologies and, where possible, produce a low cost variant suitable for use in proximity detection on large mining industry haul trucks. CAS variants produced were subjected to a field demonstration and, linked to the output from the earlier CAS 1 project, (a production high-definition in-cabin video monitor and r/f tagging system). The CAS 2 system used low cost Doppler continuous wave radar antennae coupled to the CAS 1 monitor to indicate the presence of an object moving at any speed above 3 Km/h relative to the antennae. The novelty of the CAS 3 system lies in the design of 3 interconnected, modules. The modules are 8 radar antennae (as used in CAS 2) modules located on the truck, software to interface with the end user (i.e. the drivers of the trucks) and a display unit. Modularisation enables the components to be independently tested, evaluated and replaced when in use. The radar antennae modules and the system as a whole are described together with the empirical tests conducted and results obtained. The tests, drawing on Monte-Carlo simulation techniques, demonstrate both the 'correctness' of the implementations and the effectiveness of the system. The results of the testing of the final prototype unit were highly successful both as a computer simulation level and in practical tests on light vehicles. A number of points, (as a consequence of the field test), are reviewed and their application to future projects discussed.
dc.languageEnglish
dc.publisherGriffith University
dc.publisher.placeBrisbane
dc.rights.copyrightThe author owns the copyright in this thesis, unless stated otherwise.
dc.subject.keywordsCollision avoidance systems
dc.subject.keywordsmine haul trucks
dc.subject.keywordsDoppler continuous wave antennae
dc.subject.keywordsunambiguous dynamic real time single object detection
dc.titleCollision Avoidance Systems for Mine Haul Trucks and Unambiguous Dynamic Real Time Single Object Detection
dc.typeGriffith thesis
gro.rights.copyrightThe author owns the copyright in this thesis, unless stated otherwise.
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dc.contributor.otheradvisorFoster, John
dc.rights.accessRightsPublic
gro.identifier.gurtIDgu1315530505225
gro.identifier.ADTnumberadt-QGU20060809.163025
gro.source.ADTshelfnoADT0
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gro.thesis.degreelevelThesis (PhD Doctorate)
gro.thesis.degreeprogramDoctor of Philosophy (PhD)
gro.departmentGriffith Business School
gro.griffith.authorGlynn, Pat J.


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