Comparative Modeling, Simulation, and Control of Rotary Blasthole Drills for Surface Mining

Most rotary blasthole drills used in the mining industry today are equipped with automatic control systems. However, few, if any, implement closed-loop feedback control of the drilling process itself. This thesis investigates the potential for such control on a large rotary electric blasthole drill....

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Main Author: Lucifora, Daniel Joseph
Other Authors: Queen's University (Kingston, Ont.). Theses (Queen's University (Kingston, Ont.))
Language:en
en
Published: 2012
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Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/1974/6994