Positioning solution in lunar miningIgnjatović Stupar, Danijela (Avtor) Vižintin, Goran (Mentor) Poslončec-Petrić, Vesna (Komentor) space resourcesspace mininglunar navigationprecise positioningcontrol networkShackleton Craterlunar mininglunar lava tubeToday space mining is a one of most interesting investments which space agencies and private companies are dealing with. Space resources are excellent ore which can be used in space or be brought back to Earth. Application of new technologies and operational methodologies in terrestrial mining sector targets to obtain a beneficial outcome in a long term. Instrumentation and monitoring systems for subsidence, shafts, underground tunnelling, storing facilities, etc. are often automated. To implement these systems into Moon lava tubes will provide information of mines state, integrated enhanced protection, and early warning solutions. Navigation and positioning in mines deemed to be unstable in parts of mining tunnels when the external reference points are very far apart, thus significantly increasing the error of the internal network. In this dissertation an innovative analytical and numerical solution for better positioning in the mines, yielding to increased accuracy of the control points, while reducing the time needed for performing measurements. This approach will be a spin off for lunar missions where navigation system is required. The goal of the doctoral thesis was to propose the navigation system which will be established and served for all missions located under the region of interest. This thesis presents a combination of terrestrial testing cases and application of their positioning solutions outside of Earth’s borders, in that case terrestrial methods can have a dual use, on the Earth and on the Moon. As an outcome from this research is proposition of navigation and positioning solution called Lunar Regional Navigation System (LRNTS) over the lunar Shackleton Crater. The system acts same as GNSS terrestrial space segment with difference that on the Moon system is located as a ground segment. Replacement of satellites were done on the way that pseudolite transceiver model is used where both navigation transmitter and receiver are integrated together on the board of the instrument. As a strong support to this concept, the terrestrial geodetic measurements in mining were included and simulatively applied to lunar navigation model. Measurements and collected data were taken from Slovenian mining sites: Lipica II natural stone quarry and Velenje coal mine.D. Ignjatović20242024-05-11 09:00:09Doktorsko delo/naloga156174UDK: 622VisID: 98256COBISS_ID: 197397507sl