SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR REMOTELY VIEWING AND OPERATING MACHINERY IN HAZARDOUS ENVIRONMENTS

Abstract: a system and method are provided for remotely controlling machinery operated within an exclusion zone, which is a region within which workers are not permitted due to a hazardous condition within the exclusion zone. the system includes one or more cameras that are fixed to industrial machinery (e.g., excavators and haul trucks) and that acquire a video stream of activities of the machinery. the video stream is transmitted to a control station via a series of wireless links to allow the control station to be outside of the exclusion zone and possibly outside a line of sight from the machinery. repeaters can connect the wireless links with transmit and receive radios operating at different frequencies to enable simultaneous transmission and reception without co-channel interference.

Inventor(s): Brian Dalrymple

CPC Classification: G05D1/2247 (SYSTEMS FOR CONTROLLING OR REGULATING NON-ELECTRIC VARIABLES)

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