Mine driverless progress, laser radar let mining cars see "clearer and more thorough"

The third is to let the mining car "see more thoroughly", which requires the laser radar to have super-strong dust penetration perception. The production environment of the mine is harsh, the dust generated in the production and transportation process seriously affects the effective visual distance of the driver, and the production efficiency will be greatly reduced in the case of wind, sand, rain and snow. As the "eyes" of the mining car, Lidar needs to extend the perception of the mining car from a technical point of view to truly achieve the effect of "lifting the clouds and seeing the sun".

The fourth is to make the car "more solid and reliable", which requires the liDAR to stand the test of the harsh environment. Mine non-standard road bumps, the test of the extreme cold weather in the north, etc., need the vehicle lidar to adapt to the environment well, but also put forward higher requirements for the rapid response ability of the manufacturer's after-sales maintenance.

From this point of view, automatic driving in mine closed scenarios is not low for liDAR manufacturers.

At present, major enterprises have polished their own technical routes to meet the needs of real scenes with the best results. Among them, Innovusion (Turdaton) selected a hybrid solid-state technology route and 1550nm light source to launch Falcon Lidar. Its maximum detection distance can reach 500 meters, and its three-echo technology has strong penetration of smoke and dust, and can still maintain high performance under weather conditions such as wind, sand, rain and snow, thus greatly enhancing the decision-making ability of the mining car. At the same time, it is also adapted to the extremely cold and high temperature environment, can cover the working condition of -40~85 ° C, and supports the cold start of -40 ° C, especially suitable for the extreme cold working environment of the open-pit mine in northern China, to ensure that the LiDAR can work normally throughout the year.

Innovusion Falcon Lidar

In terms of reliability, Innovusion Falcon Lidar, as the standard lidar of all WEilai ET7 systems, has been verified to ensure product stability and extend product life cycle under extremely volatile and high-intensity vibration working environment in mines, thus making Innovusion have a good comprehensive cost advantage. In addition, as a LiDAR enterprise with a complete supply chain in China, Innovusion's localization and rapid service response ability is also praised. Compared with the longer delivery and repair period of some manufacturers' products, Innovusion can greatly improve customers' sensitivity.

IntelMining intelligent mining, mine driverless progress, Lidar let the mining car see "clearer and more thorough"

An unmanned mine equipped with Innovusion Lidar

In addition, it is worth mentioning that at the International Consumer Electronics Show in early January 2022, Innovusion announced the first in-car image-level medium-short range Lidar Robin. With its excellent performance and flexible adaptation, Robin will further enable the unmanned mining card sensing system in the future, establishing effective safety and performance guarantees for the all-round sensing scheme around the mining card.