TECH & AI
The uplink bandwidth is capable of reaching 1 gigabit per second or more , and AI-driven video-stitching algorithms mean that separate images from hundreds of cameras are combined into 20-metre stretches of coal face that show real-time HD videos .
Also , 5G networks deliver the low latency necessary for remote and precise control of mining machines . This enables mine workers who previously worked underground to remotely control operations from the comfort of an office .
Crucially , AI algorithms mean tunnelling violations and quality issues can not only trigger real-time alarms but also rectify such problems proactively .
“ We are focused on integrating nextgeneration IT into the mining sector ”
GUO ZHENXING PRESIDENT , MARKETING & SOLUTIONS HUAWEI COAL MINING TEAM
Pulling together all of this technology – and allowing hundreds of devices to speak the same language – is MineHarmony , a system that provides a single set of protocols for data sharing between devices , thus enabling human-machine and machinemachine connectivity .
MineHarmony is IoT breakthrough MineHarmony is a collaboration between Huawei and China Energy Investment Corporation , a state-owned mining and energy company , and the solution is designed to improve productivity , sustainability and safety by allowing for 5G-and-AI based remotely operated solutions to be deployed above ground .
Huawei says MineHarmony is the first Internet of Things operating system in the mining sector . It allows miners to connect their mobile phones to mining equipment for visual data display , and to complete mining operations with a tap of a finger .
To date , the system has been deployed on 3,300 sets of equipment in 13 mines and one coal washery .
As well as facilitating the smart control of equipment , and auto-patrolling fixed sites ,
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