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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 07, 2015
Filed:
Feb. 18, 2011
Marco Ahler, Mulheim a.d.R., DE;
Sascha Stelter, Dorsten, DE;
Andreas Westphalen, Dortmund, DE;
Stefan Hengstler, Lunen, DE;
Simon Pauli, Hannover, DE;
Dennis Dehmel, Lunen, DE;
Detlef Hahn, Lunen, DE;
Marco Ahler, Mulheim a.d.R., DE;
Sascha Stelter, Dorsten, DE;
Andreas Westphalen, Dortmund, DE;
Stefan Hengstler, Lunen, DE;
Simon Pauli, Hannover, DE;
Dennis Dehmel, Lunen, DE;
Detlef Hahn, Lunen, DE;
Caterpillar Global Mining Europe GmbH, Lunen, DE;
Abstract
A method and system for determining the position and/or location of plant components of a mining extracting plant, which includes at least one face conveyor, a shield-type support system having a plurality of shield-type support frames and an extracting machine, the position/location of at least one plant component is determined by an evaluation system including a detection unit. To determine the location/position of at least one plant component even in the case of a dynamic mineral mining process, the detection unit includes an image sensor, by way of which at least four object points, which are at a predetermined spacing to each other and are detectable within the optical wavelength range, of at least one measuring object associated with one of the plant components, are detected and the position/location of the plant component can be determined from the projection of the object points detected by the image sensor.