According to Mining News Pro - The companies are teaming up on a cutting-edge software platform for
the development of next-generation autonomous mining vehicles.
“The open-pit mining industry has massive potential around the globe,
and this collaboration brings together best-in-class technology and
expertise that is paving the way for next-generation mining vehicles,”
said Huang Liming, Chief Technology Officer of TAGE. “We are pleased to
have proven software from Wind River that is embedded in billions of
devices and systems serving as the trusted core software foundation for
the development of our autonomous solution.”
TAGE has developed an autonomous haulage system (AHS) solution based
on an edge to cloud architecture, including an intelligent cloud
platform, V2X telematics, and intelligent autonomous mining vehicle.
Specifically, the software platform powering this solution includes the
Wind River industry-leading VxWorks® real-time operating system (RTOS),
along with TAGE’s central control unit (CCU) core algorithm module. Wind
River said it delivers “an autonomous haulage system platform with the
highest levels of security, safety, reliability, and performance.”
The CCU in the autonomous vehicle domain controller is responsible
for the implementation of core functions of autonomous mining vehicles,
such as motion planning, vehicle control, and fault diagnosis. “These
functions have stringent requirements around the security, safety, and
reliability of a system’s operation, as well as for real-time
performance and deterministic task execution and switching, which Wind
River software delivers.”
“As the autonomous world becomes more and more of a reality, the
design, development, and deployment of mission-critical systems will
only increase in importance, especially when we have the opportunity to
drastically increase the safety of mining workers,” said Gareth Noyes,
Senior Vice President, Products at Wind River. “Together with TAGE, we
are delivering a safe, secure, and reliable software foundation for
autonomous mining vehicles that will significantly advance the
innovation and development in this market.”
Wind River and TAGE will also work closely on development
environments and functional safety certifications to launch practical
products and solutions. In addition, given the increasing compute
demands of autonomous vehicles, the two companies will develop
infrastructure software for next-generation mine vehicles, including
advanced high-performance computing, V2X between vehicles and the
infrastructure, and secure over-the-air (OTA) update technologies.