Diagnostic methods and tools for truck parts and components

Abstract

This article discusses a variety of diagnostic parameters and different control methods applied to trucks which are operated in open-pit mines. It contains the classification of truck parts and components based on their functions and the description of the main diagnostic parameters for each classification group. It analyzes equipment health monitoring practices and methods of predicting mean time between failures (MTBF) for the reduction drives of wheel motors produced by different companies. It describes one of the operational factors determining the choice of a nondestructive testing (NDT) method for the selected equipment. It analyzes the cost-effectiveness of using NDT methods and describes effective ways to reduce costs when using OTR tires taking into account the dependence of tire life on tire pressure and temperature.

Evaluation of modern equipment for automated control and maintenance systems for mine transport

“…The installation of more systems will allow the drawing of a conclusion about the inefficient use of certain aspects of the machine and possible economic losses. The reasons are the lack of removable parameters of control and maintenance systems [23][24][25][26].…”