SWING AUTOMATION FOR ROPE SHOVEL

摘要

A system and method for various levels of automation of a swing-to-hopper motion for a rope shovel. An operator controls a rope shovel during a dig operation to load a dipper with materials. A controller receives position data, either via operator input or sensor data, for the dipper and a hopper where the materials are to be dumped. The controller then calculates an ideal path for the dipper to travel to be positioned above the hopper to dump the contents of the dipper. In some embodiments, the controller outputs operator feedback to assist the operator in traveling along the ideal path to the hopper. In some embodiments, the controller restricts the dipper motion such that the operator is not able to deviate beyond certain limits of the ideal path. In some embodiments, the controller automatically controls the movement of the dipper to reach the hopper.

主权项

1. A mining shovel comprising:
a hoist motor; a crowd motor; a swing motor; a dipper that is operable to dig and dump materials and that is positioned via operation of the hoist motor, the crowd motor, and the swing motor; a display; and a processor coupled to the display and configured to
determine a current hoist position of the dipper, a current crowd position of the dipper, and a current swing position of the dipper,determine an ideal hoist position of the dipper, an ideal crowd position of the dipper, and an ideal swing position of the dipper, andprovide operator feedback, on the display, including the current hoist position, the current crowd position, the current swing position, the ideal hoist position, the ideal crowd position, and the ideal swing position.