Positioning of Mobile Mining Equipment Using GPS Technology

961753

08/01/1996

Event
International Off-Highway & Powerplant Congress & Exposition
Authors Abstract
Content
AQUILA Mining Systems Ltd. is a Canadian company that designs and develops monitoring, control and navigation systems for the surface and underground mining industries. In 1992, AQUILA Mining Systems began the development of technology for monitoring, controlling and positioning mobile mining equipment. In 1993, AQUILA completed its first field test with GPS receivers onboard a blasthole drill, and thus demonstrated the viability and strategic relevance of this technology in surface mining. Since then, AQUILA has installed GPS-based technology on drills and shovels in several Canadian mines. This paper will review the development of these systems and discuss the benefits the mining industry could realise through their production implementation.
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DOI
https://doi.org/10.4271/961753
Pages
7
Citation
Peck, J., and Hendricks, C., "Positioning of Mobile Mining Equipment Using GPS Technology," SAE Technical Paper 961753, 1996, https://doi.org/10.4271/961753.
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Published
Aug 1, 1996
Product Code
961753
Content Type
Technical Paper
Language
English