Types and causes of damage to the conveyor belt–Review, classification and mutual relations

P Bortnowski, W Kawalec, R Król, M Ozdoba - Engineering Failure Analysis, 2022 - Elsevier
The belt is the most important working element of any conveyor. Damages to this element
cause costly downtimes in the operation of the transport system. Due to the working …

A mobile robot-based system for automatic inspection of belt conveyors in mining industry

J Szrek, J Jakubiak, R Zimroz - Energies, 2022 - mdpi.com
Mechanical systems (as belt conveyors) used in the mining industry, especially in deep
underground mines, must be supervised on a regular basis. Unfortunately, they require high …

Applications of machine vision in coal mine fully mechanized tunneling faces: a review

Y Du, H Zhang, L Liang, J Zhang, B Song - IEEE Access, 2023 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
The realization of intelligent mining is the only method for realizing high-quality development
in the coal industry. As the forefront working link in mine production, achieving automatic …

Inspection robotic UGV platform and the procedure for an acoustic signal-based fault detection in belt conveyor idler

H Shiri, J Wodecki, B Ziętek, R Zimroz - Energies, 2021 - mdpi.com
Belt conveyors are commonly used for the transportation of bulk materials. The most
characteristic design feature is the fact that thousands of idlers are supporting the moving …

Research on the fault analysis method of belt conveyor idlers based on sound and thermal infrared image features

Y Liu, C Miao, X Li, J Ji, D Meng - Measurement, 2021 - Elsevier
The large number, scattered distribution, and complex working environment of idlers makes
their faults challenging to detect. In this paper, a fault analysis method of belt conveyor idlers …

Belt conveyors rollers diagnostics based on acoustic signal collected using autonomous legged inspection robot

A Skoczylas, P Stefaniak, S Anufriiev, B Jachnik - Applied Sciences, 2021 - mdpi.com
Growing demand for raw materials forces mining companies to reach deeper deposits.
Difficult environmental conditions, especially high temperature and the presence of …

Rosi: A robotic system for harsh outdoor industrial inspection-system design and applications

F Rocha, G Garcia, RFS Pereira, HD Faria… - Journal of Intelligent & …, 2021 - Springer
Belt Conveyors are essential for transporting dry bulk material in different industries. Such
structures require permanent inspections, traditionally executed by human operators based …

Semantic segmentation of thermal defects in belt conveyor idlers using thermal image augmentation and U-Net-based convolutional neural networks

M Siami, T Barszcz, J Wodecki, R Zimroz - Scientific Reports, 2024 - nature.com
The belt conveyor (BC) is the main means of horizontal transportation of bulk materials at
mining sites. The sudden fault in BC modules may cause unexpected stops in production …

Early failure detection of belt conveyor idlers by means of ultrasonic sensing

DR Ericeira, F Rocha, AGC Bianchi… - 2020 International Joint …, 2020 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Belt Conveyors are the main class of machinery that compose the logistics of a port terminal.
The rolling components of the conveyor may fail mainly due to damaged idlers, which may …

Automatic procedure for steel cord belt splicing preparation

LGD de Barros, LF Santos, H Azpúrua… - Journal of Control …, 2022 - Springer
Conveyor belts play an essential role in mining, making belt splicing a critical operation in
the maintenance process. Currently, this procedure is performed manually and can last up to …