Autonomous loading shovel system
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1. A system for controlling an electric mining shovel, comprising:
- a processor adapted to;
determine a profile of a digging surface responsive to a scan of the digging surface;
identify a predetermined bank profile from a plurality of predetermined bank profiles, the identified predetermined bank profile a closest match of the plurality of predetermined bank profiles to the profile of the digging surface;
determine a first electric mining shovel digging procedure based upon the identified predetermined bank profile;
execute an optimization routine to determine a second electric mining shovel digging procedure;
compare the first electric mining shovel digging procedure to the second electric mining shovel digging procedure to determine an preferred electric mining shovel digging procedure; and
provide the preferred electric mining shovel digging procedure to an electric mining shovel.
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Abstract
Certain exemplary embodiments can provide a system comprising a processor adapted to determine a profile of a surface responsive to a scan of the surface. The processor can be adapted to identify a predetermined profile from a plurality of predetermined profiles, the identified predetermined profile a closest match of the plurality of predetermined profiles to the profile of the surface. The processor can be adapted to determine a procedure based upon the identified predetermined profile. The processor can be adapted to provide the procedure to a machine.
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20 Claims
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1. A system for controlling an electric mining shovel, comprising:
a processor adapted to;
determine a profile of a digging surface responsive to a scan of the digging surface;
identify a predetermined bank profile from a plurality of predetermined bank profiles, the identified predetermined bank profile a closest match of the plurality of predetermined bank profiles to the profile of the digging surface;
determine a first electric mining shovel digging procedure based upon the identified predetermined bank profile;
execute an optimization routine to determine a second electric mining shovel digging procedure;
compare the first electric mining shovel digging procedure to the second electric mining shovel digging procedure to determine an preferred electric mining shovel digging procedure; and
provide the preferred electric mining shovel digging procedure to an electric mining shovel. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18)
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19. A system for controlling an electric mining shovel, comprising:
a processor adapted to;
determine a profile of a digging surface responsive to a scan of the digging surface;
identify a predetermined bank profile from a plurality of predetermined bank profiles, the identified predetermined bank profile a closest match of the plurality of predetermined bank profiles to the profile of the digging surface;
determine a first electric mining shovel digging procedure based upon the identified predetermined bank profile;
execute an optimization routine to determine a second electric mining shovel digging procedure;
compare the first electric mining shovel digging procedure to the second electric mining shovel digging procedure to determine an preferred electric mining shovel digging procedure; and
executing the preferred electric mining shovel digging procedure at an electric mining shovel.
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20. A system for controlling an electric mining shovel, comprising:
a processor adapted to;
determine a profile of a digging surface responsive to a scan of the digging surface;
identify a predetermined bank profile from a plurality of predetermined bank profiles, the identified predetermined bank profile a closest match of the plurality of predetermined bank profiles to the profile of the digging surface;
determine a first electric mining shovel digging procedure based upon the identified predetermined bank profile;
execute an optimization routine to determine a second electric mining shovel digging procedure;
compare the first electric mining shovel digging procedure to the second electric mining shovel digging procedure to determine an preferred electric mining shovel digging procedure; and
wirelessly transmitting the preferred electric mining shovel digging procedure to an electric mining shovel.
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