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Method for position-calibration of a digging assembly for electric mining shovels

US8515708B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateMar 31, 2009
Grant dateAug 20, 2013
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Expiry dateFeb 10, 2030

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC E)Fixed Constructions
  • CPC primaryE02F9/264
  • WIPO fieldCivil engineering
  • WIPO sectorOther fields

Abstract

The present invention relates generally to the field of positioning mechanical equipment, and particularly to the likes of mechanical excavation and electric mining shovels. In one embodiment, there is disclosed a system for calibrating the sensors that measure hoist and crowd motions for an electric mining shovel, enabling the position of a bucket to be known with greater accuracy than can be achieved using previously known approaches.

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