Design of highwall mining equipment electronic guidance package

Technical Report · Sun Nov 01 04:00:00 EST 1981

DOI:https://doi.org/10.2172/5631032· OSTI ID:5631032

Brenden, B B; Morgen, G P; Shorpik, J R; Farrar, R

This report provides design specifics and guidance software for a guidance system intended for use in guiding an auger type highwall mining head through thin coal seams to depths of up to 600 ft. A small desk top computer is used at the operator's station to send and receive signals in serialized bit streams to a downhole microprocessor. The guidance system accepts signals from a variety of sensors and uses these signals to plot and control the course of the auger head automatically using computer algorithms designed to keep the auger head in the coal seam and maintain a specified stump thickness.

• Research Organization: Pacific Northwest Lab., Richland, WA (USA)
• DOE Contract Number: AC06-76RL01830
• OSTI ID: 5631032
• Report Number(s): PNL-4004; ON: DE82006115
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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01 COAL, LIGNITE, AND PEAT
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& Peat-- Mining
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COAL DEPOSITS
COAL MINING
COAL SEAMS
COMPUTERS
CONTROL
CONTROL EQUIPMENT
DATA ACQUISITION SYSTEMS
DESIGN
DIMENSIONS
ELECTRONIC CIRCUITS
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GEOLOGIC DEPOSITS
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MICROPROCESSORS
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MINING
MINING EQUIPMENT
RESOURCES
THICKNESS
UNDERGROUND MINING