Survey device for determining a position of a mining vehicle
AssigneeSandvik Mining and Construction Oy
InventorsMartin GIMPEL, Wolfgang RICHTER
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Abstract
A survey unit includes an optical measurement device configured to measure a position of a mining vehicle or a support vehicle in the mine, at least part of a coupling means configured to couple the survey unit to the mining vehicle or the support vehicle so that the survey unit can move in association with the movement of the mining vehicle or the support vehicle in a state of coupling between the survey unit and the mining vehicle or the support vehicle, and a stand stabilizer mechanism configured to level or stabilize the position of the survey unit on a standing surface in the mine on which the survey unit is positioned.
Claims17
A survey unit arranged for determining a position of a mining vehicle or a support vehicle in a mine, the survey unit comprising:
- an optical measurement device configured to measure a position of the mining or support vehicle in the mine;
- at least part of a coupling means configured to couple the survey unit to the mining vehicle or the support vehicle so that the survey unit can move in association with a movement of the mining vehicle or the support vehicle in a state of coupling between the survey unit and the mining vehicle or the support vehicle;
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- a stand stabilizer mechanism configured to level a position of the survey unit on a standing surface on which the survey unit is positioned so that the survey unit achieves a stable position on the standing surface.
A method for locating a mining vehicle in a mine, comprising:
- coupling a survey unit to the mining vehicle so that the survey unit moves in association with the movement of the mining vehicle in a state of coupling between the survey unit and the mining vehicle;
- positioning the survey unit on a standing surface separated from the mining vehicle;
- stabilizing the position of the survey unit on the standing surface on which the survey unit is positioned;
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- measuring by the survey unit a position of the mining vehicle in the mine.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.