Nautilus 140SSF

system is a versatile radio remote control system capable of controlling and monitoring all of the functions of a wide range of mining, construction, and industrial vehicles such as loaders, jumbo-drills and many others.

This unit is used by remote control operators who prefer a unit with large joysticks.

Nautilus TC-180SSF

This is a versatile radio remote control system capable of controlling and monitoring all of the functions of a wide range of mining, construction, and industrial vehicles such as loaders, jumbo drills and many others.

This Thumb Controller (TC) is used by remote control operators who prefer a small, very light unit  (1.2 Lbs or 0.45kg).

The TC has a few advantages over the larger 140SSF Portable Control Unit; the battery lasts much longer (32 hours), it requires only a comfortable neck-strap instead of a shoulder harness and it is not so tiring to use for a full work shift.

Another advantage is the TC can stay with the operator when he is in the cab.

Nautilus TC-Powercam

This teleremote control system is a combination of a long range Radio Control System and a long range video system. Three cameras are mounted on the remote vehicle and the selected video picture (plus machine status information) is transmitted to the nearest Super-Amplifier and antennas located on the roof of the tunnel. A single, inexpensive coaxial cable carries the video and data signals through the tunnel back to the operator's TCM unit.  The same coax cable and Super-Amps also carry the radio control commands from the operator's unit Thumb Controller (TC) out to the remote vehicle.

In Australia and New Zealand, mining contractors use a Toyota Landcruiser as a comfortable underground base from which the operator can Telecontrol the LHD.

In Canada and the USA, mining companies prefer a simple control room consisting of a small table and a comfortable chair.

For applications where remote operators need to monitor the front and rear of the remote vehicle simultaneously because of unstable ground conditions,  the Powercam System supports two TV's of any size.  They can be standard TV's, plasma, LCD or any other type and they are usually selected and purchased locally by the customer.

Nautilus supplies a custom 8" (20cm) flat-screen TV (shown left) which is very useful for testing and trouble-shooting.

Nautilus LHD Buddy

This proximity detection system is used to train a radio control operator to stay a safe distance away from his remotely controlled LHD. The operator should be detected by the Buddy System even when he is kneeling, lying down or facing away from the LHD.

If required, the proximity system is capable of detecting the operator in every location around and even underneath the vehicle but customers usually only require the operator to be detected when he is at the rear or close to the side of the loader.

Nautilus TC-180SSF Buddy

This proximity detection system is very similar to the 'Nautilus LHD Buddy' system' shown above except that the TC-180SSF Buddy operator uses the much smaller and lighter Thumb Controller (TC) Radio Control Unit.
 

Nautilus Coal-Buddy  (MSHA Accepted)

This proximity detection system was designed and manufactured to train operators, helpers and visitors to stay a safe distance away from Continuous Miners. It is being used every day in production in 'gassy' Massey Energy and ICG (International Coal Group) mines in the USA.

The average installation time for a complete Coal Buddy System is one midnight shift.

Two very small, intrinsically safe MF4 Antennas are installed on the CM and they radiate two magnetic fields around the complete Continuous Miner (CM). The strengths of these magnetic fields are measured by the operator's Proximity Detection Device (PDD) and if the operator is too close to the CM his PDD will warn him.

If the operator gets dangerously close to the CM (inside the Red-Zone) then the PDD will automatically disable the CM.

Nautilus Haultruck-Buddy

This proximity detection system was designed to train pedestrians and small vehicle drivers to stay a safe distance away from large trucks (Haultrucks). This system has been tested on a variety of Haultrucks including 50 ton, 240 ton and a 320 ton Haultruck at the Phelps Dodge mine in Morenci, Arizona USA. in May, 2000.  This system was also tested at NIOSH (US Government - National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health) in May, 1999 and May 2000.  The results were no misses and no false alarms, a perfect record.

A Haultruck requires the installation of two MF4 Antennas, one at the front of the truck near the guard rail and the other underneath the rear of the truck to function correctly.

This system is extremely flexible and can be used for many other applications and vehicles such as: Fork-Lifts, Bobcats etc.

Nautilus Cap-Lamp Buddy

This proximity detection system is normally used in any application which requires the use of a Cap-Lamp and Battery Pack in 'non-gassy' mines. The 'Cap-Lamp' system has several advantages:

The Buddy electronics are integrated into the Nautilus Cap-Lamp Battery Case
The miner does not have to carry any extra equipment.
The MF4 Antenna that is located on the vehicle is very small, well protected and easy to install..

Nautilus Cap-Lamp

 
The Maclean Blockholer uses a C-series Rack PC to control and monitor all of the functions of the  Blockholer. The Nautilus RVU (micro-controller) communicates directly with the Omron Host Link Unit in RS232C format.  This makes it very easy for a customer to connect a Nautilus Thumb Controller RVU to any Maclean Blockholer using only a single (four wire) cable.

To make it even easier, Nautilus has made the RVU extremely small and light.  The magnet bolted to the bottom of the RVU enclosure allows the unit to be instantly clamped to any flat steel surface on the Blockholer which is available.

Parker Canbus Systems are now available world-wide for a wide variety of machines and vehicles. The advantages of using Canbus Systems include a simple 2-wire system running through the machine which controls all of the functions.

Sandvik Mining and Construction Inc. has taken the lead in underground mining applications by developing a new series of extremely low profile hydrostatic drive LHD’s and Bulldozers which use the Parker Canbus System.

Nautilus is currently the only company that is able to provide a Radio Control which is fully compatible with the demanding requirements of this Canbus System and still give superb remote control of the new Sandvik hydrostatic drive LHD’s and Bulldozers.