International Mining | SEPTEMBER 2022 (Paul Moore) Autonomy in surface mining is changing and it is changing fast. Up until now, and still today, the market more or less 100% consists of automation of large primary rigid haul truck fleets, working with either Caterpillar or Komatsu and their Command for
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It is certain that the future of material haulage in mining and construction is autonomous electric. While Tier 1 mining companies paved the way towards autonomous haulage for large trucks years ago, most of the mining, quarrying and construction operations are far away from switching to autonomy. This is mainly
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In the last issue of International Mining, Paul Moore spoke to Dr. Christian Riedel about xtonomy’s proximity detection module. Q How does CAS fit into the xtonomy offering and what technology isutilised?A xtonomy offers both active and passive CAS systems utilising indurad’sproven hardware. Proximity detection is part of xtonomy’s autonomyecosystem
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xtonomy will participate at this years mayor mining events in Canada, Chile and Germany. Come and visit us!
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Paul Moore spoke to Dr Christian Riedel, Head of Mining Automation at indurad on how radar is increasing its influence in autonomous fleet sensing Q How has radar use in mining changed from initial deployment in autonomous machines? A Legacy automation systems for mining applications rely, among other perception sensors, on automotive-spec radars
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xtonomy’s Autonomous Haulage System (AHS) is capable to manage small fleets of machines in completely unstructured environments. This unique capability ensures highest safety and productivity even in highly complex and ever-changing work-sites. To fulfill its objective of simplicity and flexibility, it already meets the criteria of the upcoming standards for
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