遥控连续采矿机在薄煤层中的应用外文文献翻译.docVIP

英文原文 Telecontrol of a continuous mining machine in thin coal seams August J. Kwitowski, Albert L. Brautigam, and William D. Monaghan U.S. Department of the Interior Bureau of Mines Pittsburgh Research Center Pittsburgh, PA 15236 Abstract-Telecontrol is a technology providing significant safety improvements in mining, by relocating machine operators hundreds of meters away from the immediate health and safety hazards. The U. S. Bureau of Mines recently developed and patented a telecontrol system for underground room-and-pillar mining. This system features near-real-time closed-loop control. A demonstration system was constructed that can be wed in thin-seam applications down to 914 mm. Details are provided on he developed telecontrol system, with the emphasis placed on the programmable logic controller-based electronic control system. 1 Introduction In remote control continuous mining, the operator does not normally sit on the machine. This operator is typically located 3.05 - 15.24 m from the working face and communicates with the machine using a hard-wired pendant control or a radio transmitter with complement machine-based receiver. The operator receives direct operational cues via human senses like vision, hearing, and feel. Telecontrol (teleoperation), as used here, is the computer-based, distant control of mine machinery from a protected operator compartment located out of the line of site. The teleoperator responds to sensory information from a remote mining machine and makes corrections by moving control devices (usually switches). This initiates electronic control commands that, when received and interpreted, cause the appropriate remote machine function(s) to occur. Without question, telecontrol increases the safety of mining machine operators. This technology removes the operators from the hazardous immediate face area to a much safer location. In underground mining, the working face area contains many hazards. Unexpected roof falls can maim or kill min