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  • Robotics and Autonomous Systems
  • Geospatial Data Processing
  • Mining Engineering

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  • Rock debris on mine haul roads causes significant tire wear and increases operational costs for mining trucks.
  • Autonomous vehicles require robust obstacle detection systems to navigate unstructured and rough terrains safely.
  • Challenges include detecting small, irregularly shaped rocks at long distances in dynamic mining environments.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To develop and validate a lidar-based method for autonomous detection of small rocks on mine transportation roads.
  • To address the challenges of detecting obstacles in low-speed, unstructured, and rough road conditions.
  • To provide a computationally efficient and easily implementable solution for autonomous mining vehicle navigation.

Main Methods:

  • A two-stage approach utilizing light detection and ranging (lidar) data.
  • Stage 1: Modified cloth simulation method for filtering ground points.
  • Stage 2: Grid-based regional growth algorithm for clustering non-ground points (obstacles).

Main Results:

  • Successfully detected rocks sized 20-30 cm at a distance of 40 meters.
  • The detection method operates in approximately 0.3 seconds on a standard personal computer (PC).
  • Demonstrated effectiveness in identifying small, irregular obstacles on challenging road surfaces.

Conclusions:

  • The proposed lidar-based method offers an effective solution for detecting small, irregular obstacles in open-pit mine transportation.
  • The technique is computationally efficient, easy to understand, and requires minimal parameter tuning.
  • Enhances the safety and efficiency of autonomous vehicle operations in mining environments.