Abstract The INERTIAL SENSOR TRACKING SYSTEM is an overall system installation
consisting of wireless body pack transmitters, broadband telemetry transceivers, computer …

The underground mining industry is constantly driven by the need to improve mining
productivity, increase personnel safety, and secure environmental sustainability. Mining …

Method of automatically producing a defined face opening, in underground coal mining,
during longwall mining operations having a face conveyor, a disk shearer loader and a …

(57) ABSTRACT A method and apparatus for determining the position and/or situation of
installation components of a mineral mining installation which has as installation …

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canopy and the coal face in longwall mining operations - Google Patents US8567870B2 …

A mining machine including a frame, a cutting head moveably coupled to the frame and
pivotable about an axis that is substantially perpendicular to a first mine surface, and a first …

A control system for a work vehicle includes a controller. The controller acquires the travel
direction of the work vehicle. The controller acquires current terrain data indicating a current …

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method for longwall shearer - Google Patents Control method for longwall shearer Download …

An apparatus, system, and method are disclosed for Sup porting a gate entry or a
connecting entry. The apparatus includes a Support member, a controller, and a vehicle …

A system and corresponding method of monitoring a longwall shearing mining machine in a
longwall mining system, where the shearing mining machine includes a shearer having a …