A driverless haulage vehicle for use within an underground mining operation including a unitary support chassis having a first end section, a second end section and a central section located between said first and said second end sections, haulage vehicle transport means including a first wheel assembly, a second wheel assembly and a third wheel assembly, steerage means directing said vehicle along a transport path, the steerage means including said first wheel assembly and said second wheel assembly, said steerage means further including a sensor set from which sensor data is generated representing internal status of the driverless haulage vehicle, and/or environmental status within which the driverless haulage vehicle is operating, and controllable activators to control steering movements of said first wheel assembly and said second wheel assembly whereby driving steering, wheels of the first wheel assembly are directed oppositely to wheels of the second wheel assembly.


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    Title :

    Improvements relating to underground mining


    Contributors:

    Publication date :

    2021-10-14


    Type of media :

    Patent


    Type of material :

    Electronic Resource


    Language :

    English


    Classification :

    IPC:    B60K Anordnung oder Einbau von Antriebseinheiten oder von Kraft- bzw. Drehmomentübertragungen in Fahrzeugen , ARRANGEMENT OR MOUNTING OF PROPULSION UNITS OR OF TRANSMISSIONS IN VEHICLES / B62D MOTOR VEHICLES , Motorfahrzeuge



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