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<\/figure><\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\nMy Role<\/h2>\n\n\n\n- Designed and implemented automated water sampling and data collection systems<\/li>
- Designed PCBs and embedded controller firmware for mixed-signal feedback and control<\/li>
- Created custom HMI web server on a Raspberry Pi<\/li>
- Integrated hardware systems with web server for remote control of major systems and real-time data logging<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n
Project Background<\/h2>\n\n\n\nBerkeley Pit History<\/h3>\n\n\n\n\n\n- 1955 – 1982
- Open-pit mining started in Butte, MT <\/li>
- 320 million tons of ore mined<\/li><\/ul><\/li>
- 1982
- Decline in copper prices leads to the shutdown mining in the Berkeley Pit<\/li>
- Water pumps shut off <\/li><\/ul><\/li>
- 1982 – present
- Surface runoff and groundwater have filled the open-pit mine with acidic water containing dissolved heavy metals <\/li><\/ul><\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n
Current Status of the Pit<\/h3>\n\n\n\n- 46 billion gallons of water <\/li>
- Filling at about 2 million gallons per day <\/li>
- pH near 4<\/li>
- Maximum depth near 850 feet<\/li>
- Part of the largest EPA Superfund site<\/li>
- Requires semi-annual sampling and profiling of the water <\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n
Manual Sampling<\/h3>\n\n\n\n- Required multi-person team to operate a boat on the pit<\/li>
- Very Dangerous
- Hazardous water (pH and temperature)<\/li>
- Potential slope failures<\/li><\/ul><\/li>
- Time consuming (2 day operation)<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n
<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n
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<\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\nProject Challenges<\/h2>\n\n\n\n\n\nMechanical<\/h3>\n\n\n\n- Harsh working environment<\/li>
- Profiling and sampling water at depths down to 600 feet<\/li>
- Remote control of water vessel to precise coordinates<\/li>
- Redundancy to prevent catastrophic failure while on the pit <\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n
<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n
\nElectrical<\/h3>\n\n\n\n- Design and coordination of feedback controllers for multiple sub-systems <\/li>
- Real-time remote control, system monitoring, and data collection<\/li>
- Wireless communication over water <\/li><\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n
Publications<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
Bryce Hill, P. Cote<\/strong>, W. Leishman, A. Alangari, M. Erickson, T. Holliday, C. Ellertson, and T. Fricks (Electrical Engineering, Montana Tech), T.E. Duaime and G.A. Icopini (Montana Bureau of Mines and Geology). \u201cRemote Sampling of Berkeley Pit via Semi-Autonomous Boat\u201d<\/em>. 2018 Marris Water Conference, Tucson, AZ. Apr. 2018<\/p>\n\n\n\nDuaime, TA; Icopini, GA; Hill, BE; Cote, P;<\/strong> Leishman, W; Alangari, A; Erickson, M; Holliday, T; Ellertson, C; Fricks, T. “Unmanned Partially Autonomous Boat for Profiling and Sampling the Berkeley Pit”.<\/em> 11th Int. Conf. Remediation of Chlorinated and Recalcitrant Compounds, Battelle, Palm Springs, CA. Apr. 2018<\/p>\n\n\n\nCastendyk, Devin; Hill, Bryce; Filiatreault, Pierre; Straight, Brian; Alangari, Abdullah; Cote, Patrick<\/strong>; Leishman, William. \u201cExperiences with Autonomous Sampling of Pit Lakes in North America using Drone Aircraft and Drone Boats\u201d.<\/em> International Mine Water Association Conference and International Conference on Acid Rock Drainage. Pretoria, Gauteng, South Africa. Sept. 2018<\/p>\n\n\n\nIn The News<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
Testing the waters: Boat destined for Berkeley Pit makes maiden voyage
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Project Background<\/h2>\n\n\n\nBerkeley Pit History<\/h3>\n\n\n\n\n\n- 1955 – 1982
- Open-pit mining started in Butte, MT <\/li>
- 320 million tons of ore mined<\/li><\/ul><\/li>
- 1982
- Decline in copper prices leads to the shutdown mining in the Berkeley Pit<\/li>
- Water pumps shut off <\/li><\/ul><\/li>
- 1982 – present
- Surface runoff and groundwater have filled the open-pit mine with acidic water containing dissolved heavy metals <\/li><\/ul><\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n
Current Status of the Pit<\/h3>\n\n\n\n- 46 billion gallons of water <\/li>
- Filling at about 2 million gallons per day <\/li>
- pH near 4<\/li>
- Maximum depth near 850 feet<\/li>
- Part of the largest EPA Superfund site<\/li>
- Requires semi-annual sampling and profiling of the water <\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n
Manual Sampling<\/h3>\n\n\n\n- Required multi-person team to operate a boat on the pit<\/li>
- Very Dangerous
- Hazardous water (pH and temperature)<\/li>
- Potential slope failures<\/li><\/ul><\/li>
- Time consuming (2 day operation)<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n
<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n
\n<\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\nProject Challenges<\/h2>\n\n\n\n\n\nMechanical<\/h3>\n\n\n\n- Harsh working environment<\/li>
- Profiling and sampling water at depths down to 600 feet<\/li>
- Remote control of water vessel to precise coordinates<\/li>
- Redundancy to prevent catastrophic failure while on the pit <\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n
<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n
\nElectrical<\/h3>\n\n\n\n- Design and coordination of feedback controllers for multiple sub-systems <\/li>
- Real-time remote control, system monitoring, and data collection<\/li>
- Wireless communication over water <\/li><\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n
Publications<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
Bryce Hill, P. Cote<\/strong>, W. Leishman, A. Alangari, M. Erickson, T. Holliday, C. Ellertson, and T. Fricks (Electrical Engineering, Montana Tech), T.E. Duaime and G.A. Icopini (Montana Bureau of Mines and Geology). \u201cRemote Sampling of Berkeley Pit via Semi-Autonomous Boat\u201d<\/em>. 2018 Marris Water Conference, Tucson, AZ. Apr. 2018<\/p>\n\n\n\nDuaime, TA; Icopini, GA; Hill, BE; Cote, P;<\/strong> Leishman, W; Alangari, A; Erickson, M; Holliday, T; Ellertson, C; Fricks, T. “Unmanned Partially Autonomous Boat for Profiling and Sampling the Berkeley Pit”.<\/em> 11th Int. Conf. Remediation of Chlorinated and Recalcitrant Compounds, Battelle, Palm Springs, CA. Apr. 2018<\/p>\n\n\n\nCastendyk, Devin; Hill, Bryce; Filiatreault, Pierre; Straight, Brian; Alangari, Abdullah; Cote, Patrick<\/strong>; Leishman, William. \u201cExperiences with Autonomous Sampling of Pit Lakes in North America using Drone Aircraft and Drone Boats\u201d.<\/em> International Mine Water Association Conference and International Conference on Acid Rock Drainage. Pretoria, Gauteng, South Africa. Sept. 2018<\/p>\n\n\n\nIn The News<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
Testing the waters: Boat destined for Berkeley Pit makes maiden voyage
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- 1955 – 1982
- Open-pit mining started in Butte, MT <\/li>
- 320 million tons of ore mined<\/li><\/ul><\/li>
- 1982
- Decline in copper prices leads to the shutdown mining in the Berkeley Pit<\/li>
- Water pumps shut off <\/li><\/ul><\/li>
- 1982 – present
- Surface runoff and groundwater have filled the open-pit mine with acidic water containing dissolved heavy metals <\/li><\/ul><\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n
Current Status of the Pit<\/h3>\n\n\n\n
- 46 billion gallons of water <\/li>
- Filling at about 2 million gallons per day <\/li>
- pH near 4<\/li>
- Maximum depth near 850 feet<\/li>
- Part of the largest EPA Superfund site<\/li>
- Requires semi-annual sampling and profiling of the water <\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n
Manual Sampling<\/h3>\n\n\n\n
- Required multi-person team to operate a boat on the pit<\/li>
- Very Dangerous
- Hazardous water (pH and temperature)<\/li>
- Potential slope failures<\/li><\/ul><\/li>
- Time consuming (2 day operation)<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n
<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n
\n<\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\nProject Challenges<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
\n\nMechanical<\/h3>\n\n\n\n
- Harsh working environment<\/li>
- Profiling and sampling water at depths down to 600 feet<\/li>
- Remote control of water vessel to precise coordinates<\/li>
- Redundancy to prevent catastrophic failure while on the pit <\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n
<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n
\nElectrical<\/h3>\n\n\n\n
- Design and coordination of feedback controllers for multiple sub-systems <\/li>
- Real-time remote control, system monitoring, and data collection<\/li>
- Wireless communication over water <\/li><\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n
Publications<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
Bryce Hill, P. Cote<\/strong>, W. Leishman, A. Alangari, M. Erickson, T. Holliday, C. Ellertson, and T. Fricks (Electrical Engineering, Montana Tech), T.E. Duaime and G.A. Icopini (Montana Bureau of Mines and Geology). \u201cRemote Sampling of Berkeley Pit via Semi-Autonomous Boat\u201d<\/em>. 2018 Marris Water Conference, Tucson, AZ. Apr. 2018<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Duaime, TA; Icopini, GA; Hill, BE; Cote, P;<\/strong> Leishman, W; Alangari, A; Erickson, M; Holliday, T; Ellertson, C; Fricks, T. “Unmanned Partially Autonomous Boat for Profiling and Sampling the Berkeley Pit”.<\/em> 11th Int. Conf. Remediation of Chlorinated and Recalcitrant Compounds, Battelle, Palm Springs, CA. Apr. 2018<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Castendyk, Devin; Hill, Bryce; Filiatreault, Pierre; Straight, Brian; Alangari, Abdullah; Cote, Patrick<\/strong>; Leishman, William. \u201cExperiences with Autonomous Sampling of Pit Lakes in North America using Drone Aircraft and Drone Boats\u201d.<\/em> International Mine Water Association Conference and International Conference on Acid Rock Drainage. Pretoria, Gauteng, South Africa. Sept. 2018<\/p>\n\n\n\n
In The News<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
Testing the waters: Boat destined for Berkeley Pit makes maiden voyage
<\/a>Maiden voyage: Berkeley Pit boat launches successfully<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Project Overview Graduate Research Project to design an unmanned system to profile water characteristics of precise locations within the Berkeley Pit, a former open pit mine, and collect water samples at depths of 700 feet. My Role Designed and implemented automated water sampling and data collection systems Designed PCBs and embedded controller firmware for mixed-signal […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-203","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/patrickcote.net\/EE\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/203","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/patrickcote.net\/EE\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/patrickcote.net\/EE\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/patrickcote.net\/EE\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/patrickcote.net\/EE\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=203"}],"version-history":[{"count":46,"href":"http:\/\/patrickcote.net\/EE\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/203\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":485,"href":"http:\/\/patrickcote.net\/EE\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/203\/revisions\/485"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/patrickcote.net\/EE\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=203"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}
- Surface runoff and groundwater have filled the open-pit mine with acidic water containing dissolved heavy metals <\/li><\/ul><\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n