Systems and methods for automated control of a beam stageloader bootend
AssigneeJoy Global Underground Mining LLC
InventorBenjamin John Robert Lepre
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Abstract
Automated control of a longwall stageloader bootend using a plurality of sensors. The sensors include lift sensors, side shift sensors, advance sensors, angle sensors, and conveyor belt sensors. Signals from the plurality of sensors are received by a controller and used to control the operation of the bootend. Controlling the operation of the bootend includes controlling, for example, one or more lift actuators, one or more side shift actuators, one or more advance actuators, and one or more belt actuators. These various actuators can be controlled to, for example, advance the bootend, level the bootend, or match the interfaces between the bootend and a stageloader or a conveyor structure.
Claims20
A beam stageloader bootend comprising:
- at least one lift actuator configured to raise or lower a portion of the bootend;
- a pressure sensor configured to output a pressure sensor output signal related to a pressure within the at least one lift actuator;
- and
- a controller connected to the pressure sensor and the at least one lift actuator, the controller including a non-transitory computer readable medium and a processor, the controller including computer executable instructions stored in the computer readable medium for controlling operation of the bootend to:
- receive the pressure sensor output signal;
- determine the pressure within the at least one lift actuator based on the pressure sensor output signal;
- and
- generate a control signal for the at least one lift actuator to adjust the pressure within the at least one lift actuator based on the pressure within the at least one lift actuator.
A controller for controlling a beam stageloader bootend, the controller including a non-transitory computer readable medium and a processor, the controller including computer executable instructions stored in the computer readable medium for controlling operation of the bootend to:
- receive a pressure sensor output signal from a pressure sensor, the pressure sensor output signal related to a pressure within at least one lift actuator;
- determine the pressure within the at least one lift actuator based on the pressure sensor output signal;
- and
- generate a control signal for the at least one lift actuator to adjust the pressure within the at least one lift actuator based on the pressure within the at least one lift actuator.
A computer-implemented method for controlling a beam stageloader bootend, the bootend including at least one lift actuator and a pressure sensor, the method comprising:
- receive a pressure sensor output signal, the pressure sensor output signal related to a pressure within the at least one lift actuator;
- determine the pressure within the at least one lift actuator based on the pressure sensor output signal;
- and
- generate a control signal for the at least one lift actuator to adjust the pressure within the at least one lift actuator based on the pressure within the at least one lift actuator.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.