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Abstract
Safety is a major coneeni wlieii loading bulk cargo barges. In the last 15 years.
150 people have been fatally injured while working on barges. By utilizing electroinechanical
motion tracking devices, the. time spent on barges by loading personnel can
be reduced, thereby decreasing the risk of injury and death. Within the last decade, inexpensive
and accurate motion tracking sensors have been developed for use in portable
devices. This prototyjre utilizes an Invensense MPU-9250, along with an embedded
comimling platform, to provide wireless feedback to the operator of a barge load-out
facility. The system integrates with an existing Allen-Bradley Logix50()0 supervisory
control system, allowing the operator to have direct and clear indication of the motion
of the barge.