A High-Fidelity Modelling Method for Mine Haul Truck Dumping Process

Abstract

Dumping is one of the main unit operations of mining. Notwithstanding a long history of using large rear dump trucks in mining, little knowledge exists on the cascading behavior of the run-of-mine material during and after dumping. In order to better investigate this behavior, a method for generating high fidelity models (HFMs) of dump profiles was devised and investigated. This method involved using unmanned aerial vehicles with mounted cameras to generate photogrammetric models of dumps. Twenty-eight dump profiles were created from twenty-three drone flights. Their characteristics were presented and summarized. Four types of dump profiles were observed to exist. Factors that influence the determination of these profiles include the location of the truck relative to the dump crest, the movement of the underlying dump material during the dumping process and the differences in the dump profile prior to dumping. The HFMs created in this study could possibly be used for calibrating computer simulations of dumps to better match reality.

Analiza facjalna i interpretacja środowiska depozycyjnego górnego oligocenu, Blok 09-2/10, basen Cuu Long

“…Published papers focus more on environmental management and safety and risk management. There are only 5 studies with the aim of terrain surveying and 3D modeling, mainly papers used UAV to generate DEM, DSM, 3D models for purposes related to the landscaping, geometry, weeding and afforestation in mine waste dump [49], tailings dam [30], waste material stock-piles [48], mine haul truck dumping process [52]. In addition, publications involved environmental management primarily concentrate on environmental monitoring of the tailings reservoir [33-35, 43, 45], identifying acid mine drainage [36,37], assessing environment of waste dumps [40,42,44].…”

“…To broaden knowledge about the cascading behavior of the run-of-mine material during and after dumping, [52] used UAVs with mounted cameras to create photogrammetric models of dumps. Then, a technique for creating high-fidelity models (HFMs) of dump profiles was developed and studied in order to more thoroughly analyze this phenomenon.…”