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Optimization of an autonomous vehicle dispatch system in an underground mine
Dissertation (MEng (Electronic Engineering))--University of Pretoria, 2007.
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| spelling | oai:repository.up.ac.za:2263/24816 Optimization of an autonomous vehicle dispatch system in an underground mine Craig, Ian K. paul.saayman@kentron.co.za Saayman, Paul Optimization Vehicles Block cave mine Simulation Automation UCTD Dissertation (MEng (Electronic Engineering))--University of Pretoria, 2007. The mining industry can greatly benefit from automation. A great deal of work has been done on this subject and is still ongoing. With automation comes the possibility for optimization, because more information is available, and actions can be repeated with more accuracy. Many factors in an underground environment make mining automation a challenging prospect. These factors include the difficulty and cost of installing the needed infrastructure. The work described in this dissertation focuses on a mining setup where vehicles such as LHDs and trucks are used to collect and transport ore underground. Considerable progress has been made in automating underground vehicles, and successful tests have been done underground. The next obvious step is to find ways of using the increased data to optimize the decisions that are made with regards to the dispatching of the vehicles. Possible solutions to the problem of optimizing the autonomous vehicle dispatch system in an underground mine are investigated. Possible optimization strategies are evaluated using a simulated environment. In the simulated environment a block cave mine is modelled, and the simulation setup is discussed in detail. The operation of a block cave mine as it is operated currently is simulated to obtain a benchmark for the evaluation of further results. The simulation results for the developed strategies are evaluated against specific criteria, and indicate definite improvements on current methods used in mines. Some important things that must be kept in mind for the physical implementation of the dispatching strategies, as well as mining automation in general, are also discussed. Electrical, Electronic and Computer Engineering unrestricted 2013-09-06T18:29:48Z 2006-01-24 2013-09-06T18:29:48Z 2005-05-09 2007-01-24 2006-01-24 Dissertation Saayman, P 2005, Optimization of an autonomous vehicle dispatch system in an underground mine, MEng dissertation, University of Pretoria, Pretoria, viewed yymmdd < http://hdl.handle.net/2263/24816 > http://hdl.handle.net/2263/24816 http://upetd.up.ac.za/thesis/available/etd-01242006-111106/ © 2005, University of Pretoria. All rights reserved. The copyright in this work vests in the University of Pretoria. No part of this work may be reproduced or transmitted in any form or by any means, without the prior written permission of the University of Pretoria. application/pdf University of Pretoria |
| spellingShingle | Optimization Vehicles Block cave mine Simulation Automation UCTD Optimization of an autonomous vehicle dispatch system in an underground mine |
| title | Optimization of an autonomous vehicle dispatch system in an underground mine |
| title_full | Optimization of an autonomous vehicle dispatch system in an underground mine |
| title_fullStr | Optimization of an autonomous vehicle dispatch system in an underground mine |
| title_full_unstemmed | Optimization of an autonomous vehicle dispatch system in an underground mine |
| title_short | Optimization of an autonomous vehicle dispatch system in an underground mine |
| title_sort | optimization of an autonomous vehicle dispatch system in an underground mine |
| topic | Optimization Vehicles Block cave mine Simulation Automation UCTD |
| url | http://hdl.handle.net/2263/24816 http://upetd.up.ac.za/thesis/available/etd-01242006-111106/ |