Design and Manufacuring of Coal Excavating Robot

Abstract

Coal excavating robot is the remote controlled robot can be used in mines to excavate coal with utmost efficiency and minimum human intervention. In some coal mines labour work extremely hard to shovel and load the coal in trucks in harsh temperatures, heavy work load and stressful conditions. Labour risks their health and life to do hazardous work in shoveling coal from mines. Labour life risks in coal mines can be reduced by implementing coal excavating robot in coal mines to excavate coal. Coal excavating robot has a scoop shaped heavy loader bucket in front side of robot to load the coal in mines. Loader bucket, links and Robot body frame of robot are designed in Solid works 2016 designing software. Loader bucket teeth are designed with penetration type of bucket teeth to penetrate in to coal. Bucket teeth are designed in seven in number. Finite element analysis is done on Loader bucket in ansys15.0. Software to calculate stresses and total deformation. Material used in manufacturing of coal excavating robot is AISI 1018 low carbon Mild steel.