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12th AusIMM Underground Operators' Conference 2014

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12th AusIMM Underground Operators' Conference 2014

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A Remotely Operated Robotic Rock-breaker with Collision Avoidance for the Mining Industry

Rock-breaker automation and remote operation improves the safety and efficiency of mining operations. This paper presents an overview of the Rocklogic rock-breaker automation system architecture that provides collision avoidance, automated parking and remote operation functionality. The system consists of a distributed computer control system that interfaces with sensors attached to the rock-breaker, the rock-breaker hydraulics and the site infrastructure. We present results of an automated Transmin rock-breaker installed in a production environment at an underground Australian mine site._x000D_
The system has been in production use for over 900 days, during which there have been no reported collisions and 100 per cent adoption of the remote operation technology. As a result, Rocklogic has significantly improved the safety of rock-breaking operations and reduced the rock-breaking cycle time, thereby improving the site's overall throughput.CITATION:Boeing, A and Douglas, E, 2014. A remotely operated robotic rock-breaker with collision avoidance for the mining industry, in Proceedings 12th AusIMM Underground Operators' Conference 2014 , pp 131-136 (The Australasian Institute of Mining and Metallurgy: Melbourne).
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  • Published: 2014
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