Mine transportation management system and method using separate ore vessels and transport vehicles managed via communication signals
US6988591B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Aug 5, 2003 |
| Grant date | Jan 24, 2006 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Mar 31, 2024 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC E)Fixed Constructions
- CPC primaryE21F13/00
- WIPO fieldCivil engineering
- WIPO sectorOther fields
Abstract
A mine transportation management system capable of reducing cost by reducing the number of transportation vehicles is provided. For this purpose, the system includes a plurality of self-propelled vehicles and a plurality of vessels each having a communication section, and each being identifiable, which are connectable to and separable from each other. A loading machine having a communication section, which loads an object into at least one of the vessels. A management center, which has a communication section, selects a vessel to be transported and selects a self-propelled vehicle for transporting the selected vessel based on a transportation demand signal from a processing facility, and transmits a transportation command signal to the selected self-propelled vehicle to connect to the selected vessel and to travel to the processing facility.
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