公开(公告)号：AU2009200855B2

公开(公告)日：2014-05-15

申请号：AU2009200855

申请日：2009-03-04

Applicant: TECH RESOURCES PTY LTD

Inventor： DURRANT-WHYTE HUGH ,  RAMOS FABIO TOZETO ,  HATHERLY PETER JAMES

IPC: G06F17/40 ,  E21B44/00 ,  E21C41/00

Abstract: A system and method are described for generating a model of an environment in which a plurality of equipment units (104) are deployed for the extraction of at least one 5 resource from the environment. The system comprises a pre-extraction or in-ground modelling unit (204) configured to receive data from a first plurality of heterogeneous sensors in the environment and to fuse the data into a pre-extraction model descriptive of the environment and the at least one resource. An equipment modelling unit (208) is configured to receive equipment data relating to the plurality of equipment units 0 operating in the environment and to combine the equipment data into an equipment model. A post-extraction or out-of-ground modelling unit (206) is configured to receive data from a second plurality of sensors and to fuse the data into a post-extraction model descriptive of material extracted from the environment, wherein at least one of the equipment units operates to extract the at least one resource from the environment. 5 Information from at least one of the pre-extraction model, the equipment model and the post-extraction model is communicable to the equipment units for use in controlling operation of the equipment units in the environment. The environment may be a mine. (Figure 2) (N3 0 _ (0 0 E2f aw3 a)0 u 0 0 0) U)) 4-Ir E Q 0) U) 0) NN (NC (D W

公开(公告)号：AU2010242544B2

公开(公告)日：2015-07-16

申请号：AU2010242544

申请日：2010-04-30

Applicant: TECH RESOURCES PTY LTD

Inventor： NETTLETON ERIC ,  HENNESSY ROSS ,  DURRANT-WHYTE HUGH ,  GOKTOGAN ALI HAYDAR ,  HATHERLY PETER JAMES ,  RAMOS FABIO TOZETO

IPC: G06Q50/00 ,  E21F17/00 ,  G05B19/18 ,  G05B19/418

Abstract: Methods and systems are described for generating a data representation of a geographical region as an adjunct to conducting autonomous operations within the region. The method comprises receiving information specifying a plurality of localised zones having operation-defined geographical boundaries within the region; receiving heterogeneous data descriptive of the region; associating the received data with respective localised zones; fusing the received data associated with the localised zones into data representations of the localised zones; and integrating the data representations of the localised zones into a common data representation of the geographical region.