Advanced mine technology: some examples

摘要

Mine technology development comes from a wide variety of ' sources. Some of the most radical and promising innovations are adaptations of technologies originally devised for other industries. "Mining technology advancement today is progressing in several distinct areas," says Greg Baiden, Laurentian University's Canadian research chair in robotics and mine automation. "The main areas of advancement are computer systems for engineering and geology, voice and data communications and surface plant control. Examples of the new technologies include mine design software, rock analysis software, and geology mapping software. Further advances in voice and data communications have seen the beginnings of teleoperation of mining equipment from LHDs (load-haul-dumps) and drills to robot arms. Surface plants have gradually seen the introduction of relatively advanced process control technology. For example, fuzzy logic controllers have been applied to mill operation."