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Video: Komatsu announces new 230t fully autonomous truck
Equally capable in forward or reverse, this new autonomous truck can haul 230 tonnes without human interventionKomatsu has unveiled its Innovative Autonomous Haulage Vehicle at MinExpo International 2016 in Las Vegas.
Unlike 930E and 830E autonomous models, Komatsu has developed this vehicle exclusively as an unmanned vehicle with no cab and no provision for any person on board.
By distributing equal load to the four wheels both when the vehicle is loaded and unloaded, and adopting four-wheel drive, retarder and steering, Komatsu is aiming for high-performance shuttling of the vehicle in both forward and reverse travel directions, thereby eliminating the need for three-point turns at loading and unloading sites.
Komatsu expects that this new vehicle will considerably improve the productivity at mines where existing unmanned haulage vehicles face challenging conditions, such as slippery ground due to frequent rain/snow fall as well as confined spaces for loading.
Komatsu says it plans to introduce the vehicle to the market in the near future.
Komatsu says it has led the world in autonomous vehicles by commercialising its Autonomous Haulage System (AHS) in 2008. Since then, AHS trucks have hauled over one billion tons (cumulative) of overburden and minerals at large-scale mines mainly in Chile and here in Australia.
Specifications:
Gross vehicle weight: 416 tonnes
Nominal payload: 230 tonnes
Gross power output: 2014kW (2700hp)
Maximum speed: 64Km/h
Turning radius: 15.9m
Total length: 15m
Total width: 8.5m
Tyre size: 59/80R63
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Written byGeoff Middleton
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