Research on Key Technologies of Remote Monitoring Platform for Shearer

In order to realize the remote monitoring for the shearer in the fully mechanized long-wall coal mining face, the remote monitoring platform of the shearer was developed by using Virtual-Prototype technology. The platform utilized virtual reality software Virtools and its software development kit to build the shearerpsilas Virtual-Prototype same as the real shearer in the coal mining face, and adopted the SIMENS WinCC configuration technology to collect and analyze all kinds of the working parameters of the real shearer, the working parameters of the real shearer was applied to drive its virtual prototype, then the working status of the shearer in the fully mechanized long-wall coal mining face was reappeared accurately, the remote operator could truly observe the shearerpsilas working status and reliably control the real shearer in the coal mine by this platform. It is shown that the remote monitoring platform can implement the real reappearance, data analysis and control for the shearer in the fully mechanized long-wall coal mining face.