An expert system for hydraulic excavator and truck selection in surface mining

Journal of the Southern African Institute of Mining and Metallurgy

Volumn 109, Issue 12, 2009, Pages 727-738

  Kirmanli, C ^a   Ercelebi, S G ^a  

^a ISTANBUL TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Diggability; Equipment selection; Expert systems; Hydraulic excavators; Surface mining

Indexed keywords

DIGGABILITY; EQUIPMENT SELECTION; GEOTECHNICAL; HYDRAULIC EXCAVATOR; MINE PLANNING; MINING OPERATIONS; SMALL-SCALE MINING; SURFACE COAL MINES; SURFACE MINING; TECHNICAL CONSTRAINTS; TRUCK CONFIGURATION; UNIT PRODUCTION COST; WINDOWS ENVIRONMENT;

AUTOMOBILES; COAL MINES; COMPUTER SOFTWARE; CONSTRUCTION EQUIPMENT; DATABASE SYSTEMS; EXCAVATION; EXPERT SYSTEMS; HYDRAULIC MACHINERY; HYDRAULICS; MINE TRUCKS; MINING; PROBLEM SOLVING; RURAL AREAS; TRUCKS; USER INTERFACES;

EXCAVATORS;

EID: 73949095829     PISSN: 22256253     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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