Multi-Disciplinary Engineering Research and Development Skills for Mining - A Case Study

Authors

C D. Cook, University of WollongongFollow
S van Duin, University of WollongongFollow
Ian Porter, University of WollongongFollow

RIS ID

38739

Publication Details

Cook, C. D., van Duin, S. & Porter, I. (2011). Multi-Disciplinary Engineering Research and Development Skills for Mining - A Case Study. 35th APCOM Symposium (pp. 1-10). Carlton Victoria: AusIMM.

Abstract

This paper discusses how advanced manufacturing technology (AMT), which is fundamentally reliant on and developed via multi-disciplinary skills, has benefitted non-mining industries, and what lessons can be derived from this experience to benefit the mining industry, particularly underground coal mining. Examples of AMT use in 'conventional' industry, some drawn from the more than 25 years experience in many different industries of the Automation and Robotics team at the University of Wollongong, are described to show typical benefits, risks and opportunities expected in using AMT. Applying AMT to mining brings many unique challenges and this paper expands on these and then provides practical examples of how a multi-disciplinary team can develop new processes and systems leading to productivity, safety and other benefits for underground coal mining.

Link to publisher version (URL)

35th Application of Computers and Operations Research in the Minerals Industry Symposium 2011