Abstract
Development of underground coal mines is reflected in increasing lengths of transport routes between shafts and workplaces. This is not an issue in terms of transportation of materials or groups of people, because suspended railways are efficient, safe, and fast mean of transport. However, transportation of individual people or small loads is an issue because of the lack of a means of individual transport and the high cost of transport using suspended railways. The development of individual means of transport, based on historical solutions, utilizes existing equipment of mine workings. This paper presents the stages of development of an underground bike, from the original idea to tests and analysis. The development process consists of simulations of different parameters of the bike using Working Model software and real-life tests conducted in an underground mine. The paper also presents analysis of the legal background of this new means of individual transport.
Highlights
The constant increase in transportation routes between mine shafts and workplaces is a consequence of the development of mines
A virtual model of the the newnew construction of the means of of individual underground construction of the means individual undergroundtransport transportwas wasbuilt builtfor fortesttesting the new construction of the means of individual underground transport was built for testing using using Working Model software
The aim of the simulations was to specify the technical characteristics of the bicycle
Summary
The constant increase in transportation routes between mine shafts and workplaces is a consequence of the development of mines. This situation has been observed for several decades. The main cause of longer distances in coal mines is the need to develop mining areas that are distant from shafts in exploited deposits [4]. Due to the many advantages of railway, this form of transport became the most popular in underground mines, combustion and electric floor railways. These have been replaced in most cases by friction-gear-driven suspended railways, on which mine transport systems are based. Transportation of people and materials is safe and easy, even in the case of distant mine areas [5,8]
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