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WV OFC OF MINERS HEALTH SAFETY
CHARLESTON, WV, 25311
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| Role | Agency | Description | Vehicle | Obligated | Action date | Period |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Subcontractor | Department of Health and Human Services | THE WEST VIRGINIA TRAINING AND CONFERENCE CENTER (WVTCC) WILL HOST AND ASSIST IN THE FULL-SCALE TESTING
OF THE SHUTTLE CAR NAVIGATION CONTROL ALGORITHM. THIS FACILITY, FORMERLY THE RUNNING RIGHT LEADERSHIP
ACADEMY (RRLA), IS NOW PART OF THE WEST VIRGINIA OFFICE OF MINERS€„¢ HEALTH, SAFETY, AND TRAINING
(WVOMHST). THE WVTCC IS A STATE-OF-THE-ART FACILITY AND COMPREHENSIVE TRAINING GROUNDS FOR SAFETY
AND OPERATIONAL EXCELLENCE, LOCATED IN JULIAN, WV. CLASSROOM SPACE IS AVAILABLE FOR UP TO 580 PEOPLE AND
THE FACILITY INCLUDES A SIMULATED MINE LAB WITH A 96,000 SQUARE-FOOT AREA TO PROVIDE REAL UNDERGROUND MINE
SITUATIONS AND CONDITIONS. THE SIMULATED MINE LAB HAS AN OPERATIONAL CONTINUOUS MINER AND SHUTTLE CAR
WITHIN IT THAT WILL BE USED IN THE TESTING. SPECIFICALLY, THE SCOPE OF WORK INCLUDES SUPPORT OF TASKS 5 AND 6
AS OUTLINED IN THE TECHNICAL PROPOSAL.
TASK 5: ACQUIRE AND INSTALL SENSORS ON A FULL-SCALE SHUTTLE CAR.
THE UNIVERSITY OF KENTUCKY (UKY) WILL PURCHASE SENSORS FOR THIS TASK, BASED ON THE RESULTS OF THE PREVIOUS
TASKS. PERSONNEL AT THE WVTCC WILL ASSIST IN DETERMINING THE OPTIMUM LOCATION FOR MOUNTING THE SENSORS
AND ASSIST IN MOUNTING THE SENSORS ON OUR FULL-SCALE, FULLY OPERATIONAL SHUTTLE CAR. THE SENSORS WILL BE WIRED
TO A PORTABLE COMPUTER (PROVIDED BY UKY) AND THE COMPUTER WILL BE TEMPORARILY MOUNTED ON THE SHUTTLE
CAR. A DISPLAY WILL ALSO BE MOUNTED TEMPORARILY ON THE SHUTTLE CAR AT A LOCATION CONVENIENT FOR OUR SHUTTLE
CAR OPERATOR TO SEE WHILE OPERATING THE SHUTTLE CAR. AFTER THE SENSORS ARE MOUNTED, WE WILL ASSIST UKY
RESEARCHERS IN ACQUIRING IMAGES OF THE CONTINUOUS-MINER COAL-DISCHARGE CONVEYOR FROM VARIOUS VIEWPOINTS
OF THE SHUTTLE CAR, E.G., FROM THE STRAIGHT, TURNING A CROSSCUT, ETC. OUR PERSONNEL WILL REPOSITION THE SHUTTLE
CAR AND UKY PERSONNEL WILL CAPTURE IMAGES WITH THEIR EQUIPMENT TEMPORARILY MOUNTED ON THE SHUTTLE CAR.
TASK 6: MODIFY POSITIONING ALGORITHM FOR FULL-SCALE SHUTTLE CAR AND TEST PERFORMANCE
SPECIFIC POSITIONAL SITUATIONS WILL BE DEFINED, WITH WVTCC PERSONNEL ASSISTANCE, AND THE NAVIGATION SYSTEM
PERFORMANCE WILL BE EVALUATED. THESE SITUATIONS WILL INCLUDE HAVING THE CONTINUOUS MINER (CM) POSITIONED
AT A SUITABLE LOCATION IN AN ENTRY OR CROSSCUT WITHIN THE WVTCC SIMULATED MINE AND DETERMINING SUITABLE
STARTING POINTS AND POSITIONS OF THE SHUTTLE CAR LOCATED NEAR THE CHANGE POINT. TESTING WILL CONSIST OF HAVING
ONE OF THE WVTCC PERSONNEL OPERATING THE SHUTTLE CAR, FOLLOWING THE TRAJECTORY COMMANDS DISPLAYED ON
THE MONITOR FOR TRAMMING THE SHUTTLE CAR TO THE DISCHARGE CONVEYOR OF THE CONTINUOUS MINER. WVTCC WILL
PROVIDE FEEDBACK ON THE SUITABILITY AND ACCURACY OF THE TRAJECTORY COMMANDS. WVTCC PERSONNEL WILL ALSO
PROVIDE ADVICE ON IMPROVING THE ALGORITHM PERFORMANCE. 3200003496-21-327 Parent award context Parent award agency: Department of Health and Human Services · Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Parent award NAICS: 541330 Parent award performance state: KY Parent award description: UNIVERSITY OF KENTUCKY 2020 BAA View parent award on USAspending | — | $35,000 | Oct 18, 2021 | — – — |
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