A novel coal-rock cutting state identification model based on the Internet of Things

Abstract

The sudden change in the interface between coal-rock mass can lead to the increased abrasion of picks and the failure rate of mining machinery. The safe and efficient coal-rock identification technology is the key to realize the intelligent control of coal mining machinery. To realize the real-time perception and accurate recognition of coal-rock cutting state information, a novel coal-rock cutting state identification model based on the Internet of Things (IoT) is explored. Specifically, by using the virtual prototype technology, multi-source heterogeneous data from acquisition, processing and identification of coal-rock cutting state information are fused and analyzed. First, the paper analyzes the physical and mechanical characteristics of coal-rock mass, and takes the cutting drum of bolter miner as the research object to theoretically analyze its load, which provides a foundation for the research on coal-rock cutting state identification. Second, a rigid-flexible coupling virtual prototype model of the cutting drum and coal-rock models under different cutting conditions are established. The simulation process is implemented by employing the discrete element method (DEM) to ensure the real-time transmission of motion information and state characteristic signals. Ultimately, the dynamic information of drum load during the coal-rock cutting process is obtained. Finally, LVQ (Learning Vector Quantization) and PSO-BP (Particle Swarm Optimization-Back Propagation) neural networks are created, and the variation coefficient, waveform factor, and peak factor of load curves of cutting drums in the coal-rock mass with different firmness coefficients are input into the neural networks as feature vectors for state recognition. The experimental results show that LVQ and PSO-BP neural networks can be used for coal-rock cutting state identification, and PSO-BP network has faster convergence speed and higher recognition efficiency, which provides a new scheme for coal-rock cutting state identification to improve the safety and efficiency of coal mining machinery.

Keywords

• Cutting state identification
• Virtual prototype
• Neural network
• Internet of Things