Method for automatically guiding a mining machine
First Claim
1. A method for automatically guiding a mining machine, preferably an unmanned mining machine, in which method a route is determined for a mining machine that is to perform a task, the route being determined in a coordinate system fixed to the mine, whereby the route is determined in the coordinate system as interconnected segments representing the route, each segment is determined as successive points located at a distance from one another, at least the location of each point in the coordinate system is determined, and the information relating to the route is transmitted preferably wirelessly from the control system of the mine to the control equipment of the mining machine, the control equipment of the mining machine than guiding the machine to complete the route determined by the segments, characterized in that the control system of the mining machine is arranged to control the mining machine with anticipation such that its operation and/or movement is adjusted according to the data associated with the next route point or segment.
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Abstract
A method for automatically controlling a mining machine. In the method a route is determined for a mining machine (14) in the form of successive, interconnected segments in a coordinate system fixed in a relation to the mine, the segments in turn being determined as successive points located at a distance from one another. The location of each point is determined in the coordinate system fixed in relation to the mine and the data associated with the points is sent wirelessly (17) to the mining machine.
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- 1. A method for automatically guiding a mining machine, preferably an unmanned mining machine, in which method a route is determined for a mining machine that is to perform a task, the route being determined in a coordinate system fixed to the mine, whereby the route is determined in the coordinate system as interconnected segments representing the route, each segment is determined as successive points located at a distance from one another, at least the location of each point in the coordinate system is determined, and the information relating to the route is transmitted preferably wirelessly from the control system of the mine to the control equipment of the mining machine, the control equipment of the mining machine than guiding the machine to complete the route determined by the segments, characterized in that the control system of the mining machine is arranged to control the mining machine with anticipation such that its operation and/or movement is adjusted according to the data associated with the next route point or segment.
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