CONTROL SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR CONTROLLING OPERATION OF AN UNDERGROUND MINING MACHINE

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APP PUB NO 20180298753A1
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15490542

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A control system for controlling operation of a cutter motor and a cutter boom movement mechanism of a machine includes a sensor that measures an amount of load associated with the cutter motor. A controller determines whether the load on the cutter motor is different from a cutter motor load limit. If so, the controller is configured to adjust a velocity of the cutter boom movement mechanism relative to a tip velocity of a rotary cutting tool associated with the machine based on the difference between the measured cutter motor load and the cutter motor load limit until a torque error of the cutter motor reaches a particular value, for instance, zero. Moreover, the controller may also adjust a current speed of the cutter motor in driving the rotary cutting tool based on the adjusted velocity of the cutter boom movement mechanism.

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CATERPILLAR GLOBAL MINING EUROPE GMBHINDUSTRIESTRASSE 1 LUNEN 44534

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Inventor Name Address # of filed Patents Total Citations
Butz, Carsten Dortmund, DE 7 78
Halle, Konstantin Selm, DE 2 2
Huehn, Bjoern-Andre Essen, DE 4 8
Kühnemund, Frank Dresden, DE 3 2
Kortmann, Oliver Werne, DE 9 50
Moberg, Carl John Dunlap, US 4 5
Temmann, Thomas Werne, DE 8 15

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