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System and method for in-pit crushing and conveying operations

  • US 9,803,337 B2
  • Filed: 02/16/2016
  • Issued: 10/31/2017
  • Est. Priority Date: 02/16/2016
  • Status: Active Grant
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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:

  • 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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