2 papers
cs.RO2025
Blast Hole Seeking and Dipping -- The Navigation and Perception Framework in a Mine Site Inspection Robot
Liyang Liu, Ehsan Mihankhah, Nathan Wallace +2
In open-pit mining, holes are drilled into the surface of the excavation site and detonated with explosives to facilitate digging. These blast holes need to be inspected internally…
physics.app-ph2024
Femtosecond laser processing for blast-hole analysis: laser removal of slurry and effect on rocks
Julia Brand, Ksenia Maximova, Steve Madden +5
This study investigates the possibility of using a femtosecond pulse laser to remove iron ore slurry used to stabilise blast-hole structures by mining industries, intending to pres…