Title :
Dragline swing automation
Author :
Winstanley, Graeme J. ; Corke, Peter I. ; Roberts, Jonathan M.
Author_Institution :
Div. of Manuf. Technol., CSIRO, Australia
Abstract :
Draglines are very large machines that are used to remove overburden in open-cut coal mines. This paper outlines the design of a computer control system to implement an automated swing cycle on a production dragline. Subsystems and sensors have been developed to satisfy the constraints imposed by the task, the harsh operating environment and the mine´s production requirements
Keywords :
computer vision; image sensors; laser ranging; mineral processing industry; mining; motion control; position control; video signal processing; wireless LAN; computer control system; dragline swing automation; harsh operating environment; open-cut coal mines; overburden; production requirements; Australia; Automatic control; Control systems; Costs; Design automation; Legged locomotion; Manufacturing automation; Mechanical cables; Production systems; Productivity;
Conference_Titel :
Robotics and Automation, 1997. Proceedings., 1997 IEEE International Conference on
Conference_Location :
Albuquerque, NM
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-3612-7
DOI :
10.1109/ROBOT.1997.619053
