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Shot-rock diggability monitor

US5844800A · kind A · utility

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Filing dateDec 18, 1996
Grant dateDec 1, 1998
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Expiry dateDec 18, 2016

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC G)Physics
  • CPC primaryG01G19/10
  • WIPO fieldCivil engineering
  • WIPO sectorOther fields

Abstract

Method and Apparatus are disclosed for dynamically determining the efficiency of blast design parameters at a mine site from measured machine loader characteristics whereby a microprocessor system receives signals indicative of power train and work implement linkage measurements and develops diggability ratio indices therefrom to ascertain the blast design efficiency.

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