Mining systems and material-handling unit operations.
Conventional mining systems:
▪ Discontinuous mining system: Excavators, loaders, and trucks
▪ Haul roads
▪ Continuous mining system: Bucket-wheel excavators, conveyors, and
spreaders
▪ Mechanical, electrical, and hydraulic equipment components
▪ Operational analysis and performance estimation
▪ Equipment selection, maintenance, and replacement
Robotic mining systems:
▪ Advances in mining technology
▪ Technology drivers in mining
▪ Technological challenges in underground and surface mining
▪ Autonomous trucks
▪ Field mapping, equipment navigation, and collision detection
▪ Shovel-truck interactions
▪ Data acquisition, transmission, and management
▪ Automated truck dispatching and fleet management
▪ Safety considerations, ISO 17757
▪ Socio-economic challenges
▪ Conventional vs. robotic mining systems
- Teacher: Θεόδωρος Μιχαλακόπουλος
ECTS : 4
Language : el
Learning Outcomes : Upon successful completion of the course, the student will be able to: recognize modern conventional and robotic mining systems and the mechanical equipment that comprises them distinguish the prerequisites and application areas of each system, as well as its limitations calculate the expected productivity in each application design worksite haul roads organize a loading-hauling system propose appropriate mechanical equipment evaluate the suitability of existing mechanical equipment compare alternative systems in each application.