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environment of mine sites with steep highwalls where the
number of available satellites might be fewer than number
of satellites that we had during our experiment. The perfor-
mance under these conditions may not be fully representa-
tive of the range of performance that may occur under less
ideal conditions.
DISCLAIMER
The findings and conclusions in this report are those of
the authors and do not necessarily represent the official
position of the National Institute for Occupational Safety
and Health, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
Reference to specific brand names does not imply endorse-
ment by the National Institute for Occupational Safety and
Health.
ACKNOWLEDGMENTS
The authors wish to thank former NIOSH employee John
Homer for his support in installing instrumentation, set-
ting up the data acquisition system, data acquisition, and
executing the experiment.
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