On the 23rd of February, the DMC team visited the KGHM Polkowice-Sieroszowice mine and had the opportunity to discuss the issues related to the Lekatech Electric Hammer (LEH) assembly in the operational conditions of an underground mine.
On February 11
-13 we have launched the ECHO – Electrical Computerised Hammering Operator project. The kick-off meeting was organized online by the Leader of the project, Lekatech Oy. During this two-day session, we had the opportunity to talk about the project goals, share ideas, and develop the best practices for defined tasks implementation. Many thanks to all participants for a very productive meeting.
We are extremely proud of our friends from Fondazione Bruno Kessler for deveolping such an amazing technology of handheld SLAM (simultaneous localization and mapping) device based on stereo vision. Look at these examplary results.
Are you interested in portable and lightweight 3D mapping technologies? Check out the results achieved by the 3DOM unit of FBK Trento our partner and coordinator of the AMICOS project, with their hand-held stereo-based V-SLAM (simultaneous localization and mapping) solution.
23-25 June 2021, the Conference of PhD Students and Young Scientists was held. The conference enables young scientists from all over the world to exchange scientific and technical experiences and ideas in four thematic panels – Mining, Earth and Space Sciences, Geoengineering, and Geoinformation. The research results of DMC members have been published as part of the IOP Conference Series: Earth and Environmental Science in 11 articles.
List of articles:
https://iopscience.iop.org/issue/1755-1315/942/1?gridset=show
Preliminary sources identification of nitric oxide (NO) emissions in underground mine Journal Article In: IOP Conference Series: Earth and Environmental Science, vol. 942, no. 1, pp. 012019, 2021. |
Heat Balance Determination Methods for Mining Areas in Underground Mines - A Review Journal Article In: IOP Conference Series: Earth and Environmental Science, vol. 942, no. 1, pp. 012011, 2021. |
Drill bit deterioration estimation with the Random Forest Regressor Journal Article In: IOP Conference Series: Earth and Environmental Science, vol. 942, no. 1, pp. 012013, 2021. |
Drill bit state-oriented drilling process classification with time-series data for wheeled drilling rigs Journal Article In: IOP Conference Series: Earth and Environmental Science, vol. 942, no. 1, pp. 012010, 2021. |
Dynamics control of powered hydraulic roof supports in the underground longwall mining complex Journal Article In: IOP Conference Series: Earth and Environmental Science, vol. 942, no. 1, pp. 012014, 2021. |
Parametric simulator of cyclic and non-cyclic impulsive vibration signals for diagnostic research applications Journal Article In: IOP Conference Series: Earth and Environmental Science, vol. 942, no. 1, pp. 012015, 2021. |
Fault-related impulsive component detection for vibration-based diagnostics in the presence of random impulsive noise Journal Article In: IOP Conference Series: Earth and Environmental Science, vol. 942, no. 1, pp. 012016, 2021. |
Analysis of the vibro-acoustic data from test rig -comparison of acoustic and vibrational methods Journal Article In: IOP Conference Series: Earth and Environmental Science, vol. 942, no. 1, pp. 012017, 2021. |
In: IOP Conference Series: Earth and Environmental Science, vol. 942, no. 1, pp. 012018, 2021. |
Analysis of the sound signal to fault detection of bearings based on Variational Mode Decomposition Journal Article In: IOP Conference Series: Earth and Environmental Science, vol. 942, no. 1, pp. 012020, 2021. |
LiDAR-based Simultaneous Localization and Mapping in an underground mine in Złoty Stok, Poland Journal Article In: IOP Conference Series: Earth and Environmental Science, vol. 942, no. 1, pp. 012035, 2021. |
On 18 November 2021, an interdisciplinary scientific conference entitled: “Innovation in the copper industry” was held, organized by Jan Wyżykowski University and Centrum Badań Jakości sp. z. o.o. The theme of the conference concerned the presentation of research and project work related to the development of the copper industry. During the event, Professor Radosław Zimroz in his presentation “Interdisciplinary research and technology development at the GGG PWR Department for sustainable use of raw materials on the example of KGHM Polska Miedź S.A.”, presented innovative solutions from the project: OPMO, AMICOS, and SafeMe4Mine.
You can now enjoy a new short movie summarising the recent effects of our work on developing prototypes of mobile inspection robots in the scope of the AMICOS project, and trying them out in various scenarios. The potential of implementing mobile robotics in the assessment of technical conditions of underground mines’ infrastructure is difficult to overestimate, but a lot of work must be still done to utilise the possibilities, which the newest technological advancements give us. In the AMICOS project, we create a fertile ground for the introduction of autonomous UAVs and UGVs in the raw materials sector to be used in smart mapping and inspection missions in the underground environment. The use-cases presented in the movie, are:
The 30th edition of the School of Underground Exploitation (Szkoła Eksploatacji Podziemnej) conference took place in Krakow from 27 to 29 September. DMC team joined other scientists, policy-makers, representatives of mining companies, and technology providers from Poland and abroad to present the effects of the most recent work performed in the scope of EIT Raw Materials projects. The main theme of the event was “Transformation of hard coal mining”, and the catchword “Mining will always be … but differently” could be repeatedly heard during the individual session panels, nonetheless the multitude of sessions’ topics ranged from the education of future raw materials industry workforce to IT solutions enhancing production processes in mining.
And once again DMC organised a worshop on digitisation and robotics in mining for university-, school-students, and others interested in innovations in the raw materials sector. For three days Adam Wróblewski and I (Mateusz Góralczyk) held virtual meetings to tell our visitors what is happening in our labs, how digital transformation of raw materials industry progresses, what robots, drones, IoT and cloud computing has to do with mining – all in the form of case-studies from AMICOS, SafeMe4Mine, OPMO, MEITIM, and MOIRA.
Some of the fascinating topics undertaken during our meetings were: how smart apps will help inspectors to ensure productivity and safety in open-pit, and underground mines, how a 3D model of a belt conveyor or an underground corridor can be created with the help of a drone carrying a digital camera or LIDAR, how we can use remotely controlled robots to identify damages of mechanical components, or to find a human in case of emergency.
Last weekend the robotic part of DMC team joined robot shows and workshops organized by the Scientific Circle of Mechatronics and Robotics MKNM “Synergia”, operating at the Faculty of Mechanical Engineering of the Wrocław University of Science and Technology (WUST) and the Association for the Development of Science and Culture “Progresja”.
