The present invention relates to a method for 1 for controlling transmission of data in a data communication network, the transmission of data being a transmission of data between a mining and/or construction machine and a network node of said data communication network, said transmission of data being carried out at least partly over a wireless communication link. The method comprises: —estimating a measure of the communication capacity of said wireless link, the estimation being based at least partly on a round-trip time of a transmission over said wireless communication link, and —adapting the data transmission load of said mining and/or construction machine on the wireless communication link on the basis of said measure. The invention also relates to a system and a mining and/or construction machine.

An ore tag assembly including a tube subassembly having one or more tubes extending between first and second ends thereof and defining a cavity therein, and a RFID device located in the cavity. The ore tag assembly includes plugs positioned in the respective first and second ends of one of the tubes, to prevent ingress of liquids or other materials into the cavity.

A method of operating a cable handling system of a longwall mining machine having a shearer movable along a pan line to mine material along a mine face, the cable handling system including: i) a service line configured to carry one or more supply lines to the shearer for facilitating shearer operation, ii) a plurality of interconnected trays to accommodate the service line, iii) a plurality of sensor nodes distributed along a length of the service line, and iv) a plurality of transceivers distributed along a length of the pan line, the method comprising: a) sensing orientation, acceleration and/or position data of the service line using the plurality of sensor nodes, b) using the plurality of transceivers to receive the orientation, acceleration and/or position data from the plurality of sensor nodes and to transmit the orientation, acceleration and/or position data to a controller, and c) detecting, by the controller, an actual or imminent failure mode of the service line using analysis of the orientation, acceleration and/or position data from the plurality of the sensor nodes.

A method of operating a cable handling system of a longwall mining machine having a shearer movable along a pan line to mine material along a mine face, the cable handling system including: i) a service line configured to carry one or more supply lines to the shearer for facilitating shearer operation, ii) a plurality of interconnected trays to accommodate the service line, iii) a plurality of sensor nodes distributed along a length of the service line, and iv) a plurality of transceivers distributed along a length of the pan line, the method comprising: a) sensing orientation, acceleration and/or position data of the service line using the plurality of sensor nodes, b) using the plurality of transceivers to receive the orientation, acceleration and/or position data from the plurality of sensor nodes and to transmit the orientation, acceleration and/or position data to a controller, and c) detecting, by the controller, an actual or imminent failure mode of the service line using analysis of the orientation, acceleration and/or position data from the plurality of the sensor nodes.

The present invention relates to the technical field of mining instruments, and discloses a sensing method for collecting multivariate information at a goaf side of chutes based on scraper conveyors, wherein gesture sensors are provided at a goaf side of the chutes of a scraper conveyor; building an equivalent model of the chutes, fusing constants and variants of relative information and distance measurements methods, determining collection of multivariate information of detection bodies of the gesture sensors of the chutes and combinational logic algorithms thereof; and sensing gesture changes of the chutes by the detection bodies of the gesture sensors of the chutes and conducting collection of the multivariate information and analyzing relative changes and trends of gestures between the chutes. The present invention can further improve detection real time properties, accuracy, coverage, reliability and environment adaptability compared with other measurement methods.

The present invention relates to the technical field of mining instruments, and discloses a sensing method for collecting multivariate information at a goaf side of chutes based on scraper conveyors, wherein gesture sensors are provided at a goaf side of the chutes of a scraper conveyor; building an equivalent model of the chutes, fusing constants and variants of relative information and distance measurements methods, determining collection of multivariate information of detection bodies of the gesture sensors of the chutes and combinational logic algorithms thereof; and sensing gesture changes of the chutes by the detection bodies of the gesture sensors of the chutes and conducting collection of the multivariate information and analyzing relative changes and trends of gestures between the chutes. The present invention can further improve detection real time properties, accuracy, coverage, reliability and environment adaptability compared with other measurement methods.

The present invention relates to a warning device for a mining control module for facilitating a replacement. Accordingly, a warning device for a mining control module is suggested, which comprises a housing that is configured to be coupled with an opening provided at an outer surface of the control module, wherein the housing defines an inner cavity, and an alarm module which is arranged in said cavity and is configured to be releasably coupled to an inner control unit of the control module via said opening for receiving a control signal. The housing comprises a first portion that extends along a longitudinal axis and is configured to extend at least in part through the opening and a radially extending second portion that is configured to extend over the outer surface of the control module so as to cover the opening, when the device is coupled to the control module. The device furthermore comprises a fixation means, which is arranged on the second portion and is configured to releasably engage the outer surface of the control module so as to secure the device to the control module.

The present invention relates to a warning device for a mining control module for facilitating a replacement. Accordingly, a warning device for a mining control module is suggested, which comprises a housing that is configured to be coupled with an opening provided at an outer surface of the control module, wherein the housing defines an inner cavity, and an alarm module which is arranged in said cavity and is configured to be releasably coupled to an inner control unit of the control module via said opening for receiving a control signal. The housing comprises a first portion that extends along a longitudinal axis and is configured to extend at least in part through the opening and a radially extending second portion that is configured to extend over the outer surface of the control module so as to cover the opening, when the device is coupled to the control module. The device furthermore comprises a fixation means, which is arranged on the second portion and is configured to releasably engage the outer surface of the control module so as to secure the device to the control module.

A drilling device for surveying front rock-mass intactness of a tunnel face for a tunnel constructed by a TBM and a method using the same are provided. The drilling device includes a drilling assembly, a drill-attitude control assembly, a data monitoring assembly and a TBM-platform fixing seat. The drilling assembly is connected to a TBM hydraulic system to obtain power, to drill the rock mass by an alloy bit through rotation and translation thereof. The drill-attitude control assembly controls an angle, a direction and a position of a drill rod and maintains drilling accuracy and stability. The data monitoring assembly acquires and stores a drilling dynamic-response signal by a high-accuracy sensor and a data recorder, to analyze an intactness characteristic of the rock mass. The TBM-platform fixing seat mounts the drilling device on the TBM.

A drilling device for surveying front rock-mass intactness of a tunnel face for a tunnel constructed by a TBM and a method using the same are provided. The drilling device includes a drilling assembly, a drill-attitude control assembly, a data monitoring assembly and a TBM-platform fixing seat. The drilling assembly is connected to a TBM hydraulic system to obtain power, to drill the rock mass by an alloy bit through rotation and translation thereof. The drill-attitude control assembly controls an angle, a direction and a position of a drill rod and maintains drilling accuracy and stability. The data monitoring assembly acquires and stores a drilling dynamic-response signal by a high-accuracy sensor and a data recorder, to analyze an intactness characteristic of the rock mass. The TBM-platform fixing seat mounts the drilling device on the TBM.