Simulation Modeling of a Fleet of Remote-Controlled/Automatic Load-Haul-Dump Vehicles in Underground Mines

Simulation

Volumn 67, Issue 5, 1996, Pages 331-342

  Vagenas, Nick ^a  

^a LAURENTIAN UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

automation; LHD vehicles; mining; Underground hard rock mines

Indexed keywords

ANIMATION; AUTOMATION; COMPUTER GRAPHICS; MINE CARS; MINING; REMOTE CONTROL; UNDERGROUND MINE TRANSPORTATION;

DISCRETE EVENT SIMULATION; LOAD HAUL DUMP VEHICLES; UNDERGROUND HARD ROCK MINES;

COMPUTER SIMULATION;

EID: 0030284811     PISSN: 00375497     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/003754979606700504     Document Type: Article

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