Presentation on…..

Automation and control in underground mining equipment

and other new technologies in mining equipment

Department Of Mining Machinery Engineering By

Chodisetti Ganesh
IIT(ISM),Dhanbad (Admn.No18MT0458)
Contents:
 What is automated mining
 Why the need of automated mining
 Unmanned equipment
 Basic system platforms
 Other recent technologies
 Intelligence control center on
ground

Automated Production scheduling

system
Data acquisition system

mining: Communication system

Integrationof
information
technology with Remote control Unmanned mining Positioning and
equipment
industrialization navigation system

of mining or
mining Integrated monitoring and control system
equipment
Fig.1 Fundamentals of automated mining[1]
Mining production
techniques have
passed through a
rapid change from
artificial production,
mechanized
production,and
remote control
production to
intelligent and fully
automated
production
Fig.2 Comparison of production efficiency and mining technology
development[1]
Automated mining
technology
(intelligent mining
technology) can be
divided into three
layers
 Control layer
 Transport layer
 Executive layer

Fig.3 Diagram of intelligent mining

technology[2]
Unmanned mining equipment:
The use of unmanned equipment in mining operations continues to increase as
the benefits and reliability of autonomous technology
Controlled more efficiently and precisely
Not only keeps operators safe, but also enables loads to be delivered in an
efficient manner
 Increased efficiency gains such as fuel economy, overall machine performance,
productivity gains and vehicle durability, especially during repetitive tasks
Automated rock drilling jumbo:
Features:
Remote control
Virtual reality display

Fig.5 Remote control platform on the surface with on site

Fig.4 Automated rock drilling Audio and video signals
jumbo
• Autonomous rock drilling
jumbo having positioning
and navigation
system,altitude control
system

• The rock drilling

parameters are
independently adjusted
according to the rock
conditions

Fig.6 Automatic control flow diagram of hydraulic drilling

Automated DTH drill:

 used when rock drilling jumbo cannot be used

 ease of operation
 having anti deviation control system

Fig.7 Automated DTH drill

• In unmanned DTH
drilling equipment
the rock parameters
are aautomatically
match with intelligent
control technology

• Another important
feature of this
machine is it has
structure of a four
wheel independent
steering system

Fig.8 Independent steering system of DTH drilling machine

Fig.9 Automated under ground scraper and its remote control Fig.10 Unmanned underground mining truck and
Platform on the surface Distribution of sensors for unmanned driving
Basic platforms in automatic system:

• positioning and navigation platform

• information acquisition and communication platform
• scheduling and controlling platform

Advantages of using automation in mining equipment:

• continuous monitoring of mining process

• reduces the number of field operations
• reduces the risk of disasters
• efficient underground mining
Other technologies
Underground mobile miners
Electric vehicles
X-ray diffraction
Sensor based sorting
Power screen using triple shaft technology
under ground mobile miners:

 better efficiency
 Continuous and predictable operation
 Easy scheduling
 Safer operations
 Steel disc cutter technology

Fig.11 under ground mobile miners[4]

Electric vehicles:
Electric battery-powered surface haul truck

• Fully powered by a heavy-

duty rechargeable lithium-
ion D5 battery arrangement
• No emmissions
• Low noise levels
• Requires less maintenance
• stability

Fig.12 surface haul truck

Power screen triple
shaft technology
• Triple Shaft technology
with adjustable screen
timing, amplitude and
frequency
• Low engine running
speed to improve fuel
consumption
• Auto lubrication system
• Hydraulic folding
conveyors
Fig.13 warrior 2100 power screen
References:
(1).Jian-guo Li , Kai Zhan Intelligent Mining Technology for an Underground Metal
mine based on unmanned equipment.
(2). Gustafson A, Lipsett M, Schunnesson H, Galar D, Kumar U. Development of a
Markov model for production performance optimization.
(3). Hwang UK, Lim JH. Optimization of down-the-hole hammer using
experimental design method.
(4).www.miningne.ws/atlas copco