System and method for in-pit crushing and conveying operations
First Claim
1. A control system implemented for in-pit crushing and conveying (IPCC) operations employing a shovel machine and a crusher machine, the shovel machine having an implement configured to excavate a material from a worksite and load the material into a hopper of the crusher machine, the control system comprising:
- a position determination module configured to determine a relative position of the shovel machine and the crusher machine;
an excavation determination module configured to determine a plurality of excavation positions for the shovel machine, wherein the implement excavates the material from the worksite when the shovel machine is at one of the plurality of excavation positions; and
a path determination module configured to determine one or more travel paths, with a plurality of loading positions, for the shovel machine and the crusher machine, the plurality of loading positions based at least in part on the relative position of the shovel machine and the crusher machine and the plurality of excavation positions, such that at each of the plurality of loading positions the implement traverses an arc passing above the hopper.
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Abstract
A control system implemented for in-pit crushing and conveying (IPCC) operations employing a shovel machine and a crusher machine is provided. The shovel machine includes an implement configured to excavate a material from a worksite and load the material into a hopper of the crusher machine. The control system includes a position determination module, an excavation determination module, and a path determination module. The path determination module is configured to determine one or more travel paths, with a plurality of loading positions, for the shovel machine and the crusher machine. The plurality of loading positions is based at least in part on the relative position of the shovel machine and the crusher machine and a plurality of excavation positions, such that at each of the plurality of loading positions, the implement traverses an arc passing above the hopper.
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20 Claims
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1. A control system implemented for in-pit crushing and conveying (IPCC) operations employing a shovel machine and a crusher machine, the shovel machine having an implement configured to excavate a material from a worksite and load the material into a hopper of the crusher machine, the control system comprising:
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a position determination module configured to determine a relative position of the shovel machine and the crusher machine; an excavation determination module configured to determine a plurality of excavation positions for the shovel machine, wherein the implement excavates the material from the worksite when the shovel machine is at one of the plurality of excavation positions; and a path determination module configured to determine one or more travel paths, with a plurality of loading positions, for the shovel machine and the crusher machine, the plurality of loading positions based at least in part on the relative position of the shovel machine and the crusher machine and the plurality of excavation positions, such that at each of the plurality of loading positions the implement traverses an arc passing above the hopper. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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8. A method of implementing in-pit crushing and conveying (IPCC) operations employing a shovel machine and a crusher machine, the shovel machine having an implement configured to excavate a material from a worksite and load the material into a hopper of the crusher machine, the method comprising:
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determining a relative position of the shovel machine and the crusher machine; determining a plurality of excavation positions for the shovel machine, wherein the implement excavates the material from the worksite when the shovel machine is at one of the plurality of excavation positions; and determining one or more travel paths, with a plurality of loading positions, for the shovel machine and the crusher machine, the plurality of loading positions based at least in part on the relative position of the shovel machine and the crusher machine and the plurality of excavation positions, such that at each of the plurality of loading positions the implement traverses an arc passing above the hopper. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. An excavating machine comprising:
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one or more traction units; a frame supported on the one or more traction units, a body supported on the frame, the body configured to rotate with respect to the frame, about an axis of rotation; an arm pivotally extending from the body from a first end; an implement coupled to the arm at a second end; and a control system comprising; a position determination module configured to determine a position of the excavating machine relative to a loading machine; an excavation determination module configured to determine a plurality of excavation positions for the excavating machine, wherein the implement excavates a material from a worksite when the excavating machine is at one of the plurality of excavation positions; and a path determination module configured to determine a travel path for the excavating machine, with a plurality of loading positions, relative to the loading machine, the plurality of loading positions based at least in part on the position of the excavating machine relative to the loading machine and the plurality of excavation positions, such that at each of the plurality of loading positions the implement traverses an arc passing above the loading machine as the body rotates with respect to the frame about the axis of rotation. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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Specification