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AMT's solutions focus on a range of established
and innovative technologies.
Inertial Navigation
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Location sensing is
a major consideration in the development of advanced
automated mining systems. While accurate GPS systems
are now commonly used to monitor the position of above-ground
mining machines, satellite based GPS is not available
for underground applications. In 1994 CSIRO, Australia
demonstrated that high accuracy military grade inertial
sensors can be employed to accurately determine the
absolute position of remotely controlled underground
mining machinery.
This technology breakthrough
found immediate application in highwall mining and has
had a major impact on this industry. It is this technology
which is at the heart of AMT's Mk3
Highwall Guidance System.
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Inertial navigation also has great potential
in other mining applications such as automation of the longwall
mining process. This application is now the focus of a major
development effort by the Australian coal industry.
Embedded
Industrial Systems
AMT has considerable expertise in
the development of robust and reliable embedded systems
for machine navigation and control. These modular embedded
systems are especially designed for reliable performance
in the harsh mining environment. Typically these systems
integrate multiple sensor inputs, sophisticated processing
algorithms and control modules as well as basic and graphical
operator interfaces.
Embedded solutions represent
a modern and robust mechanism for realising key navigation
and guidance tasks.
Communications
AMT has extensive experience
in a range of established and emerging technologies. This
includes the development of networks for the mining industry
which incorporate innovative and modular communication protocols
and which are designed to readily accommodate additional devices.
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