ABSTRACT An electro-hydraulic control system is designed to control the demining depth of a mine plough machine equipped with plough blade of “V” type. A Linear Variable Differential Transformer (LVDT) is used to account for blade position and an ultrasonic distance sensor is used to provide precise, non-contact, level distance measurements through dusty environment. The proposed control system is implemented to the operating hydraulic system of a scaled model of a plough mechanism. The operating hydraulic actuators used to control the plough mechanism are controlled through a microcontroller and system relays to maintain plough blade depth constant. Results show that significant match between operating surface topology and clearing depth is validated by the proposed control system.
Rafat, M., Abdelkader, H., Abo-Elnor, M., & said, M. (2012). ELECTRO-HYDRAULIC CONTROL SYSTEM FOR PLOUGH MACHINE OPERATION. The International Conference on Applied Mechanics and Mechanical Engineering, 15(15th International Conference on Applied Mechanics and Mechanical Engineering.), 1-10. doi: 10.21608/amme.2012.37254
MLA
M. Rafat; H. A. Abdelkader; M. E. Abo-Elnor; M. H. said. "ELECTRO-HYDRAULIC CONTROL SYSTEM FOR PLOUGH MACHINE OPERATION". The International Conference on Applied Mechanics and Mechanical Engineering, 15, 15th International Conference on Applied Mechanics and Mechanical Engineering., 2012, 1-10. doi: 10.21608/amme.2012.37254
HARVARD
Rafat, M., Abdelkader, H., Abo-Elnor, M., said, M. (2012). 'ELECTRO-HYDRAULIC CONTROL SYSTEM FOR PLOUGH MACHINE OPERATION', The International Conference on Applied Mechanics and Mechanical Engineering, 15(15th International Conference on Applied Mechanics and Mechanical Engineering.), pp. 1-10. doi: 10.21608/amme.2012.37254
VANCOUVER
Rafat, M., Abdelkader, H., Abo-Elnor, M., said, M. ELECTRO-HYDRAULIC CONTROL SYSTEM FOR PLOUGH MACHINE OPERATION. The International Conference on Applied Mechanics and Mechanical Engineering, 2012; 15(15th International Conference on Applied Mechanics and Mechanical Engineering.): 1-10. doi: 10.21608/amme.2012.37254