Komatsu introduced us to their "Innovative Autonomous Haulage Vehicle" at Minexpo 2016. This is a video of it moving out of the Las Vegas convention center after the show.
So many armchair engineers. For those who don't understand, this truck was at Mine Expo in Las Vegas, not at a mine. A mine will have a road network with load points, dump points, fuel station,...etc. There is no haulage network at a convention center. The remote control is so they can move the truck around in places where there is no network (the assembly yard at the mine, the service shop, a busy convention center...). At a mine site they will run around with a fleet of their buddies and a dispatcher will monitor them from a central location. The cab-less design and all-wheel steering are pretty cool since the trucks do not have to turn, stop, and backup under the shovel or into the crusher/dump. They can just drive straight in. That would save so much time on the haulage cycle. For those worried about drivers when was the last time you saw a milkman, a truck deliver ice to a home, a switchboard operator, or a telegraph operator? The technology may replace some jobs, but it will also create others and there will always be mines and quarries with human drivers.
Like I said it’s useless, if you get loaded at point A and if you have to dump at point B a mile away you have to walk two miles next to the machine, the only purpose I see for the remote is loading and unloading on to a truck for transport. I drove off-road dumps and delivered them and I can’t of another instance that would be feasible. Like I said useless
For those who do not know a mining environment, it seems useless an autonomous truck. But for those who know a little harsh environments, he knows it is becoming a necessity. They allow a safer environment for dangerous activities to man, and become every day more reliable than man. In a mine, it is now possible to control autonomous equipment with a dispatch system, and automate the operation, gaining productivity and safety across the fleet that moves ore. Someday, even urban car will be controlled by some more reliable systems and accurate than the human eye. This technology will allow disabled to drive people to move as anybody. And why not in mine? Congratulations to Komatsu and your engineers, a pioneer in this technology.
I dunno, The largest I've spent much time around is a Cat 785. It's a 150 ton truck and scary as hell to drive around. I've seen them slide into a wall on multiple occasions. I have seen a driver forget to put his bed down, catch an overhead 2300 volt sable and move a transformer a few feet. This probably wouldn't do that.
A FULLY autonomous dump truck will be like: Operator: Go pick up that load of rocks. Truck: What's the magic word? Operator: (Sigh) PLEASE go pick up that load of rocks? Truck: Will do, Boss! Operator: Thank you. Truck: They never get old, they always sound new, those three little words... Operator: (Sigh) Please and thank you.
@@AwesomeEarthmovers The heading is wrong though. Volvo CE launched the first fully autonomous dump truck, the HX01 just a couple of weeks before Komatsu.
A few things I like about this robot. All wheel steering makes it more maneuverable. Beacon lights to convey the robot's behavior There's no front or back.
@@soeghenksoeghenk8200 maybe the USA knew already this technology before. But, for because for the sake of safety they just let it go. Just look at the driverless cars, they don't want it on the street until it is proven safety. That it drives like a human or much better.
@@pollyannapositive9192 at the mining company reason for using driverless or remote control, they use for prevent safety at the high risk area, not for all area. Because this tecnology very2 expensive, to high cost....
lol some of these comments are gold!!no shit its not autonomous in this video that would be plain stupid, these are designed to run autonomously on a closed circuit of running tracks and dig/dump areas on a mine site using complex software and lasers/3d mapping and guidance systems to keep them from crashing into anything and everything, the r/c function would be used for workshop personel for manouvering around workshop ect
CAT have a module that plugs into the ECU of their biggest mining trucks that makes then completely autonomous via GPS. Most mining trucks at RIOs Pilbara are now autonomous, as are the ore trains to the ports on the coast. They are run from a control centre in Perth 2,000 kms away and work 24/7.
nice work boys, walking backwards with the controller in front of the truck. If he slips over, he could hammer the controller and its going straight over him. Also clearly no exclusion zones with the public just walking through.
xul for Yea mine data security atm is going though a major overhaul... I know BHP has taken control off the individual mine site and having team reporting directly to head office maintaining the system for better security and control over their network
Why does it need headlights and backup lights if no one is onboard operating it? Marker lights would be sufficient. It’s totally inefficient. That man operating it, operates it slower than a turtle. A man in a cab can operate it hundreds of times faster hence more loads, therefore cheaper per load.
What amazes me is the disparity between the Koreas, one creates state of the art automatons and the others use stick and stones. What a crazy world we live in.
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Interesting comparison to be made here between the " IAHV " & the operator driven 930 following behind . One truck was jumping & bouncing (Imagine this truck loaded with loose heavy rocks falling all over the haulroad ) & with inefficient movements . The other truck seemed to be operating smoothly ,efficiently , competently & confidently . You work it out yourself what`s what .Mind you it didn`t help having all those people & forklifts moving around their toenails. You wouldn`t see that kind of work practice on most mine sites . At least keep ground people well clear when moving that size equipment for safe`s sake .
Not going to be much different than drone operators in AZ who spy and fire rockets from drones in Afghanistan. I think MN just opened a school to teach people how to repair drones. If you're the truck driver, this vid is your message to attend school to repair drone trucks.
im gonna guess judging by the amount of cameras on it there will be a driver in a nice comfy office with a damn sim rig controlling the thing maybe one day it will be full autonomous but someone still has to check tire pressure and all them goodies
This is a video of it moving out of the Las Vegas convention center after the show.... Then, What's happen to this truck after show? Nobody want this truck for construction site, but may using for exhibition their company's quality.
First step to taking over an operator's job and leaving you unemployed. Think about it, that's one less worker a company is going to have to pay, not to mention accidents due to human error will be no existant.
i understand and saw that. im just saying if it had a cab, and an operator were driving it, it would be a lot less stressful on the equipment.... vs someone using remote controls / autonomous. those sudden jerks and starting and stoppages on such huge equipement has to be very very stressful on the parts.
Buddy Rowe that truck is designed to stop at speeds of 40mph plus with 250 ton loads of material on it. Stopping empty at low speeds like that would have little consequence.
^there's a lot of power and force at play when suddenly locking that much weight and momentum up like that, regardless of how or what it was designed for, needlessly jerking that much weight to a stop over and over again is completely pointless and against everyone's efforts in the mining industry.. ... I guess those are super breaks that will never wear?? that couldn't possibly be without "consequence" over time..
I suspect the guy is overriding the proximity sensors that are slamming the brakes on because of the tight quarters and people and forklifts etc around. Plus those stops are doing zero harm.
