Precisely positioning method for roadheaders and robotic roadheader system

Abstract

To overcome the problems faced in underground positioning,the robotic roadheader mine Internet of things (IoT) was designed which connected multi sensors,surveying devices and industrial computers,and a novel positioning method was developed,based on which a robotic roadheader system was built.The robotic roadheader system was employed for real-world tunnel cutting.The experimental results verifies the high accuracy of the positioning method,which achieves an RMSE error less than 5 cm,and the robust running of the robotic roadheader indicates that the robotic roadheader system can precisely perceive the surrounding environment and make precise interaction with the working environment,which yield a safety,high efficiency,and precisely underground tunnel building and coal mining and an unmanned working surface.

Keywords

• robotic roadheader;mine IoT;underground precise positioning;precise perception