Exploring applicability of millimeter-wave RADAR imaging solutions in mining technology

我们建议研究雷达技术在采矿业中的新配置和部署。~ 30ghz范围内的无线电收发器在过去十年中取得了相当大的进步，同时**变得更容易获得，降低了未经测试的应用的障碍。该范围内的频率**可用于探测和成像，其空间分辨率与解决活动矿井内操作环境中的问题有关。MineSense Technologies Ltd.是一家位于不列颠哥伦比亚省的采矿技术公司，专门从事采矿各个阶段的多变量遥测技术。他们的客户是希望通过预先集中和分选开采的矿石以及废弃岩石的处理来优化其**业务的矿业公司。雷达技术已被证明坚固耐用，适用于工业传感能力和一系列遥测机会，但仍有许多优化机会，特别是在~ 30ghz范围内。因此，30 GHz遥感在采矿和铣削环境中的应用处于科学和工程的前沿，并将从学术和工业合作中受益匪浅。该项目的主要目标是：(1)对MineSense采用的现有遥测解决方案的一系列潜在应用进行建模；(2)开发技术能力，采用~30 GHz频率的一套传感方法和方法。研究结果有可能为加拿大采矿业提供重大进展，并通过提高生产率帮助降低采矿业的能源和温室气体排放强度。

We propose to investigate novel configurations and deployments of RADAR technology for use in the mining**industry. Radio transceivers in the ~30 GHz range have advanced considerably in the last decade while**becoming more readily accessible at the same time, lowering the barriers for untested applications. Frequencies**in this range allow for sounding and imaging with spatial resolutions relevant to solving problems in**operational settings within active mines.**MineSense Technologies Ltd. is a B.C.-based mining technology company specializing in multivariate**telemetry of ore at all stages of mining. Their clients are mining companies that want to optimize their**operations through pre-concentration and sorting of mined ore rocks as well as the rejection of waste rock.**RADAR technologies have proven to be rugged and appropriate for industrial sensing capabilities and a range**of telemetry opportunities exist, yet much optimization opportunity remains, especially in the ~30 GHz range.**Accordingly, the application of 30 GHz remote sensing in the mining and milling environment is at the cutting**edge of science and engineering and would benefit greatly from academic-industry collaboration.**The main objectives of the project are to (1) model a range of potential applications complementary to existing**telemetry solutions that MineSense employs and (2) develop the technical capabilities to undertake a suite of**sensing methods and approaches using ~30 GHz frequencies. Results of the research have the potential to**provide significant advances for the Canadian mining industry and help reduce the energy and greenhouse gas**emission intensities of mining through improved productivity.