Power Shovel Data Accumulator and Display. Final Report, September 1982

摘要

The objective of the Power Shovel - Data Accumulator and Display project sponsored by the Department of Energy was to develop a microprocessor-based monitoring system to improve the utilization of loading shovels used in the coal industry. This system monitors the shovel operation, displays performance parameters and maintenance alerts to the operator and provides mine management with a data base and reporting system on shovel production and maintenance. The major components of the system are a Z8002 micro-computer, operator keyboard and display, signal conditioning unit, a radio data link and sensors to monitor the shovel operation. A prototype system was fabricated and laboratory tested prior to being installed on a Bucyrus Erie 295B shovel which is being used to remove overburden in a western coal mine. This report describes the design, installation, testing and evaluation of the system. (ERA citation 08:011733)