"Novel Excavation Technologies for Efficient and Economic Surface Mining" by V. Kecojevic

Article

Novel Excavation Technologies for Efficient and Economic Surface Mining

Mining Engineering Faculty Research & Creative Works

V. Kecojevic
Samuel Frimpong, Missouri University of Science and Technology

Abstract

Ground excavation constitutes a significant component of production costs in any surface mining operation. The excavation process entails material digging and removal in which the equipment motion is constrained by the workspace geometry.

Department(s)

Mining Engineering

Keywords and Phrases

Design,
Economic Analysis,
Efficiency,
Excavation,
Implementation,
Intelligent Shovel,
Kinematics,
Mining,
Numerical Analysis,
Sensors,
Surface Mining

Document Type

Technical Report

Document Version

Citation

File Type

text

Language(s)

English

Rights

Publication Date

1-1-2005

Publication Date

01 Jan 2005

Disciplines

Mining Engineering

Citation Information

V. Kecojevic and Samuel Frimpong. "Novel Excavation Technologies for Efficient and Economic Surface Mining" (2005)
Available at: http://works.bepress.com/samuel-frimpong/61/