Title :
Precise positioning of blasthole drills and mining shovels using GPS
Author :
Hendricks, C. ; Peck, J.
Author_Institution :
Aquila Min. Syst. Ltd., Montreal, Que., Canada
Abstract :
AQUILA Mining Systems Ltd. is a Canadian company that designs and develops monitoring, control and navigation systems for the surface and underground mining industries. In 1992, AQUILA Mining Systems began the development of technology for monitoring, controlling and positioning mobile mining equipment. In 1993, AQUILA completed its first field test with GPS receivers onboard a blasthole drill, and thus demonstrated the viability and strategic relevance of this technology in surface mining. Since then, AQUILA has installed GPS-based technology on drills and shovels in several Canadian mines. This paper reviews the development of these systems and discusses the benefits the mining industry could realise through their production implementation
Keywords :
Global Positioning System; excavators; mining; monitoring; position control; real-time systems; AQUILA Mining Systems; GPS receivers; Global Positioning System; blasthole drill positioning; monitoring; navigation systems; Control systems; Drilling; Explosives; Global Positioning System; Mining industry; Monitoring; Navigation; Ores; Productivity; Real time systems;
Conference_Titel :
Position Location and Navigation Symposium, 1996., IEEE 1996
Conference_Location :
Atlanta, GA
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-3085-4
DOI :
10.1109/PLANS.1996.509049