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The landmark longwall automation project.
| Content Provider | CiteSeerX |
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| Author | Kelly, M. S. Hainsworth, D. W. |
| Abstract | ABSTRACT: Inertial navigation technology has, for the first time, allowed the position of a longwall shearer to be mapped in three dimensions. Following the success of the technology in highwall mining and successful trials on a longwall face, the Australian Coal Association Research Program (ACARP) commissioned a three year “Landmark ” project that will ad-vance longwall automation to the level of “on-face observation ” by the end of 2004. The pa-per discusses project outcomes which have been divided into a number of areas, each address-ing a specific requirement of a successful longwall automation process. The cornerstone of these, automatic face alignment, has been successfully demonstrated underground. The pro-ject has the support of major longwall equipment manufacturers including Eickhoff, DBT and Joy Mining Machinery. 1 |
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| Subject Keyword | Landmark Longwall Automation Project Pa-per Discus Project Inertial Navigation Technology Highwall Mining Longwall Shearer Specific Requirement Major Longwall Equipment Manufacturer Successful Longwall Automation Process First Time Successful Trial Automatic Face Alignment Longwall Automation On-face Observation Joy Mining Machinery Australian Coal Association Research Program Longwall Face Year Landmark Project |
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| Resource Type | Article |
