Chapter 59 — Robotics in Mining

Autonomous loading of fragmented rock

This video shows autonomous loading of fragmented rock, first on a 1-t capacity Kubota loader at Kingston, Canada, followed by an implementation on a 14-t capacity Atlas Copco ST14 LHD in an underground mine at Kvarntorp, Sweden. The algorithm used in these demonstrations is based on force-feedback sensed in the loader cylinder pressures and utilizes an admittance control structure.
Joshua Marshall
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Thanks to CFI and NSERC for funding, and to Atlas Copco for providing access to the ST14 LHD.