Positioning and Movement Tracking in Bulk Material Handling

Bulk material transport and storage provides numerous challenges for sensors to acquire manual and automated movement of equipment. Dust, dirt, adverse weather conditions - all that plays in the hand of radio based sensors that can operate reliably under these conditions - and even more - do not require any maintenance or cleaning.

Seamless position - LPR enhanced GPS

Linear distance measurement as well as GPS, D-GPS and LPR-2D positioning devices for all kinds of vehicles, cranes, stacker/reclaimers and excavators are available to provide seamless location data, even if the horizon is blocked and satellites are temporarily out of reach. LPR transponders as reference devices for precise positioning, independent from any satellites, allow combined LPR/GPS receivers to provide uninterrupted signals.

Passive radar with up to 50 m range replaces conventional sensor technology

For the detection of belt movement, to measure automated machine activity, and to avoid collision damages on expensive equipment, the DR-1DHP passive radar is ideally suited. It replaces ultrasonic sensors, encoders and other sensor equipment that either requires frequent maintenance, has short lifespan because of wear and tear or is unreliable due to environmental influences.

Typical ambient conditions of open pit mining do not affect all radio-based LPR sensors.

Symeo datasheets for linear distance measurement:
LPR-1D, LPR-1DHP

Symeo datasheet for vehicle position devices:LPR-2D, LPR-2D/GPS, 2D collision avoidance

Symeo datasheet passive radar: DR-1DHP

absolute and relative position of mining vehicles

Colliison avoidance and position detection of stackers and reclaimers along the stockpile

stockpile volume models with cooperation partners

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