US 8,866,618 B2 · Mine personnel carrier integrated information display

Abstract

In certain embodiments, a mine personnel carrier includes an integrated information display and one or more processing units. The processing units may access life support data from devices associated with a life support subsystem of a mine personnel carrier. The life support subsystem provides breathable air to passengers of the mine personnel carrier, and the life support data indicates a remaining level of air available via at least a portion of the life support subsystem. The processing units access guidance data from guidance devices associated with a guidance subsystem of the mine personnel carrier. Each guidance device can detect entities within a detection range of the guidance device. The processing units initiate display in the integrated information display of at least a portion of the life support data and the guidance data. The integrated information display comprises a unified electronic display of the mine personnel carrier.

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A system, for operation within a mine comprising:

a mobile mine personnel carrier for providing post incident support to various locations within the mine;
one or more memory units supported on the mobile mine personnel carrier;
and
one or more processing units supported on the mobile mine personnel carrier operable to:
access life support data from one or more devices associated with a life support subsystem of the mobile mine personnel carrier, the life support subsystem being operable to provide breathable air to one or more passengers of the mobile mine personnel carrier, the life support data indicating a remaining level of air available via at least a portion of the life support subsystem;
access guidance data from one or more guidance devices associated with a guidance subsystem of the mobile mine personnel carrier, each of the one or more guidance devices operable to detect entities within a detection range of the guidance device;
initiate display in an integrated information display of at least a portion of the life support data and at least a portion of the guidance data, the integrated information display comprising a unified electronic display of the mobile mine personnel carrier.

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A method of providing incident support within a mine comprising:

accessing, by one or more processing units, life support data from one or more devices associated with a life support subsystem of a mobile mine personnel carrier, the life support subsystem being operable to provide breathable air to one or more passengers of the mobile mine personnel carrier, the life support data indicating a remaining level of air available via at least a portion of the life support subsystem;
accessing, by the one or more processing units, guidance data from one or more guidance devices associated with a guidance subsystem of the mobile mine personnel carrier, each of the one or more guidance devices operable to detect entities within a detection range of the guidance device;
initiating, by the one or more processing units, display in an integrated information display of at least a portion of the life support data and at least a portion of the guidance data, the integrated information display comprising a unified electronic display of the mobile mine personnel carrier.

A mobile mine personnel carrier, comprising:

a mobile chassis which facilitates access to various locations of the mine in order to provide support to personnel in a post incident condition;
an integrated information display supported on the chassis;
one or more processing units supported on the chassis being operable to:
access life support data from one or more devices associated with a life support subsystem of the mobile mine personnel carrier, the life support subsystem being operable to provide breathable air to one or more passengers of the mine personnel carrier, the life support data indicating a remaining level of air available via at least a portion of the life support subsystem;
access guidance data from one or more guidance devices associated with a guidance subsystem of the mine personnel carrier, each of the one or more guidance devices operable to detect entities within a detection range of the guidance device;
initiate display in the integrated information display of at least a portion of the life support data and at least a portion of the guidance data, the integrated information display comprising a unified electronic display of the mine personnel carrier.

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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.

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