Monitoramento de frota em mina via redes através do sistema cat minestar

Abstract

Digital and technological transformation within the mining sector drove the concept and consolidation of Mining 4.0. Constantly seeking excellence in the production and extraction of mineral materials, the mining industry found itself needing ways to accelerate and improve this process: Extracting, Transporting, Processing, and Shipping. In this context, the emergence of technologies focused on mineral exploration played a fundamental role in improving these processes by enabling real-time monitoring of where extraction is taking place within the mine, identifying new drilling locations and preparing these areas for exploitation, tracking how much material is being transported by trucks to mobile or fixed crushers, and monitoring the time required for processing and transportation to ore-loading train wagons. As a result, it became necessary to create tools and technologies capable of tracking and monitoring the entire operation. Caterpillar, the world's largest equipment company for the mining industry, developed a complete suite that monitors, tracks, and can even control an entire mine through automation, known as the Cat MineStar System.