A self-optimizing control system for hard rock percussive drilling

IEEE/ASME Transactions on Mechatronics

Volumn 13, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 153-157

  Cavanough, Gary L ^a   Kochanek, Mark ^a   Cunningham, Jock B ^a   Gipps, Ian D ^a  

^a CSIRO   (Australia)

Author keywords

Drill control system; Mining; Percussive drilling; Rock excavation

Indexed keywords

CONTROL SYSTEM ANALYSIS; DRILLING; FEEDBACK CONTROL; MINING; OPTIMIZATION; REAL TIME CONTROL; TORQUE;

DRILL CONTROL SYSTEM; PERCUSSIVE DRILLING; ROCK EXCAVATION;

ROCK MECHANICS;

EID: 43249112046     PISSN: 10834435     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/TMECH.2008.918477     Document Type: Article

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