dr jonathon ralston - csiro
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Longwall AutomationFrom Here to There
CSIRO ENERGY | COAL MINING RESEARCH PROGRAM
Jonathon Ralston
Longwall Conference | Hunter Valley | 24-25 October 2016
Thinking in Systems…
System Behaviour> vision, culture, process, organisation
System Structure> architecture, technology, interactions
“System structure is the source of system behaviour. And structure is the key to understanding not just what is happening, but why...”
Donella Meadows
Intro | Current Reality | Opportunities | Challenges | Going Forward
Quick Science LessonThe scientific method…
Measure> Understanding the process
Control> Directing the process
Predict> Anticipating the process
Intro | Current Reality | Opportunities | Challenges | Going Forward
ACT
Mining Process
THINK
SENSESENSE
THINK
ACT
Automation System Structure
Remote Operation
Manually Operated
Intro | Current Reality | Opportunities | Challenges | Going Forward
Longwall AutomationWhere is here?
Intro | Current Reality | Opportunities | Challenges | Going Forward
Longwall AutomationLASC Technology – available today
Drum height
Eickhoff
Drum height
DBT
Thermal Infrared
Optical marker band
Manual operator
input
Gateroad creep & retreat
Drum height
Visualisation
Face Alignment Horizon Control
SPMS (inertial navigation)
Other sensors
Joy DBT Eickhoff
Joy
Landmark Process Control – Cut Model
DBT
Joy
available now in development
wire
less
wireless
Intro | Current Reality | Opportunities | Challenges | Going Forward
Source: CSIRO
LASC Automation: Impact and Value
1. Productivity: Total estimated net benefit: ~$790M*
2. Adoption: 70% of operating longwalls in Australia
3. Deployment: Global accessibility through OEMs
4. Platform: LASC open standard = extendable
5. Development: ROI enabling ongoing innovation
* ACIL Allen Consulting, 2014. “CSIRO’s Impact and Value: An Independent Assessment “http://www.lascautomation.com
Intro | Current Reality | Opportunities | Challenges | Going Forward
Opportunities - TechnologiesHelping us move from here to there
Intro | Current Reality | Opportunities | Challenges | Going Forward
Emerging Technologies Aiding AutomationMeasurement: Distributed sensing capabilities (IoT)
Information: Data analytics, simulation
Autonomous systems: Platooning, driverless vehicles
Centralised Operations: Collaboration, virtual reality
Intro | Current Reality | Opportunities | Challenges | Going Forward
New Technology | The Hype Cycle
Intro | Current Reality | Opportunities | Challenges | Going Forward
Image Source: www.gartner.com
Situational AwarenessSensing resource, people, equipment, process, environment
Intro | Current Reality | Opportunities | Challenges | Going Forward
Source: CSIRO
Decision Support Modelling and Simulation
Intro | Current Reality | Opportunities | Challenges | Going Forward
Image Source: CSIRO
Decision Support Environmental characterisation
Intro | Current Reality | Opportunities | Challenges | Going Forward
Source: CSIRO
Trusted AutonomyAdvancing sensing and systems, processes, policy…
Intro | Current Reality | Opportunities | Challenges | Going Forward
Source: www.google.com/selfdrivingcar
Trusted AutonomyAdvancing sensing and systems, processes: Mapping
Intro | Current Reality | Opportunities | Challenges | Going Forward
Source: CSIRO
Intro | Current Reality | Opportunities | Challenges | Going Forward
Sensorama 1960
Time Magazine 1960
Telesphere Mask 1969Viewmaster 1939
Remote OperationsVirtual Reality - Looking back
Intro | Current Reality | Opportunities | Challenges | Going Forward
Oculus Rift 2011 DK2 2014 (100K)FB buys for $2B
Remote Operations Virtual Reality: current now and next
ChallengesGoing from here to there…
Intro | Current Reality | Opportunities | Challenges | Going Forward
• Greater sensing needed to enable remote management
• High integrity automation needed for robust operations
• Increased visibility and integration needed across the value chain to realise operational and asset benefits
Ongoing Needs for MiningPerformance, Safety, Efficiency
Intro | Current Reality | Opportunities | Challenges | Going Forward
Technology Creation-to-Adoption Timeframe: Decreasing
Intro | Current Reality | Opportunities | Challenges | Going Forward
Source: WIPO 2010
Technology Development: Asia Trending Up
Source: WIPO 2009
Intro | Current Reality | Opportunities | Challenges | Going Forward
http://www2.deloitte.com/.../digital-disruption-harnessing-the-bang.html (2012)
Intro | Current Reality | Opportunities | Challenges | Going Forward
Staging DevelopmentsGetting there
Intro | Current Reality | Opportunities | Challenges | Going Forward
The Future: Robotic Miners?
Intro | Current Reality | Opportunities | Challenges | Going Forward
Source: www.darpa.mil
Steps to AutomationIt’s a journey
Existing Operation
Remote Operation
Remote Supervision
Full Automation
Intro | Current Reality | Opportunities | Challenges | Going Forward
R&D Perspective: You Need a ChampionNeed “champions” who:• Understand the value proposition• Are supportive of the research• Committed for the long haul• Benefit from the collaboration
Effective partnerships accelerate everything
Source: CSIRO
Intro | Current Reality | Opportunities | Challenges | Going Forward
SummaryEmerging Trends• Holistic behaviour: Aware, integrated, trusted
• New capabilities: Sensing, process, control
Encourage a systems-level perspective• Successes tend to come at the systems-level
• Vision = driver, business case = rationale, technology = enabler
“New technology is changing the structure of the mining industry”*
* “US Dept of Labour – Trends in Major American Industries”, Bulletin 4, p23 Feb 1966
For more information please contactDr Jonathon Ralston
e [email protected] www.csiro.au
CSIRO Energy
Special Acknowledgements