TY - JOUR JO - Mining Science SN - 2300-9586 VL - 26 PY - 2019 ID - Uth2019 TI - An innovative person detection system based on thermal imaging cameras dedicate for underground belt conveyors AB - Within the INESI-project (Increasing Efficiency and Safety Improvement in Underground Mining Transportation Routes) long-wavelength infrared (LWIR) cameras are used for detecting persons on underground belt conveyors or within hazardous areas e.g. in front of crusher or skip vessels by the project partners KOMAG and the Institute for Advanced Mining Technologies (AMT). The test case for evaluating the performance of thermal imaging regarding these applications is the Polish Sobieski underground coal mine operated by Tauron mining company. By the development of thermal image processing algorithms, an automated detection of persons and classification of different objects was achieved. This may allow implementing smart services for person detection on underground belt conveyors as well as material characterization between coal, rock and disturbing objects on belt conveyors. AU - Uth, Fabian AU - Polnik, Bartosz AU - Kurpiel, Wojciech AU - Baltes, Ralph AU - Kriegsch, Peter AU - Clausen, Elisabeth SP - 263 EP - 276 DA - 2019 DO - 10.37190/msc192618 UR - https://doi.org/10.37190/msc192618 ER -