IoT & Industry 4.

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Strategies and Execution Perspectives
OUR COMPANY
• Focus on IoT, Industry 4.0, optimization and
simulation of industrial processes;
• Leader in Brazil for autonomous stockyard op
erations;
• Experience in the areas: Mining; Steel industry;
Cement; Fertilizers; 
• Consolidated knowledge in more than 100
projects.
LYNX Pilars
Application Consultants

Research and Support and Evolution
Development of products

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 Integrated Management System (SGI)

• The SGI of LYNX manages all processes in 
an integrated way;
• Certified in ISO 9001;
• Certified in OHSAS 18001;
• Certified in ISO 14001 Standard.
 Products and Services
Autonomous Yard
LYNX  LYNX YARD
YARD MAPPING LYNX TRACKING
ANTI‐COLISION MANAGEMENT

3d Interface Machine Anti‐ Stock and loading Tracking System

Colison System optmization

LAB  LOGISTIC
MANAGEMENT SYSTEMS PIMS

Lab Management Logistic Automation Plant Information

System Management System
LYNX RTP Platform(Real Time Platform)

 Logic Core (service, without graphic interface)

 Processment  Scalable (various instances, various modules and drivers)
 Robust (isolated modules, complex algorithms )
 High performance(multi thread, communication)

 Lynx Core Programming interface

 Offline or online created logics
 Programming  Thin Control of threads
 Today: text (scripts, expressions, functions and triggers)
 Updating to visual programming (using blocks)

 Creation of 2D screens and 3D environments

 Connections to a lot of Core’s instances
 Interface  Extensible through new complex tools
 High Flexibility, client / server
Control System
Lynx Core
 Execute all logic process, signals treatment, PLC communication or others process. Runs as service on
the RPU and Central Server. Composed by modules and communication drivers that can be combined
according the required solution.

Lynx Studio 2D
 Used to create user graphic interfaces, similar to a SCADA system. Used to create autonomous
operation interfaces including command buttons, parameter fields, operation monitoring, etc.

Lynx Studio 3D
 3D System Interface, composed by machines models, stockpile mapping, instructions about
autonomous operation, virtual stockpile built by material tracking, tools for stockpile volume calc, and
others features.

Lynx Builder
 Maintenance and configuration interface of the system. Access to the system data base, allowing to
monitor, log, create or change logic expressions of any variable.
RTP Platform
Stockyard Machines Operation
 Remote Operation;
 Autonomous Operation.

Stockyard Management
 Management of Operation Sequence;
 Routes Management;
 Inventory Control;
 Stockyard Management;
 Operation Planning Optimization (Math model)

Tracking
 Material Tracking;
 Automatic Setpoint (Multiple origins);
 Overload Protection;
 Contamination Protection;
 Dynamic Route;
 Quality Tracking;

Positioning and Anti collision

 Machine positioning by GPS;
 Anti contamination;
 Collision Avoidance System.
Control System – Studio 2D

 Operation Screen Interface with edition tools

 Allows animating special objects, as tracking and mapping
 Similar to SCADA systems with edit mode and runtime mode
 Connects to one or more Lynx Core services
Control System – Studio 3D

 3D System Interface with stockpile mapping and machine models

 3D navigation: zoom, pan, orbit and selection
 Shows many other information as distance between machines (CAS), volume, mass, height, stockpile
angle, virtual stockpiles with quality data.
Control System– Builder

 Maintenance Tool. Access to system variables

 Allows expression edition, variable logs and cross reference
Control System – Auxiliar Client Applications

 Radar Calibration Tool

 Predictive Control Tool Settings

Control System – Mobile Devices Applications

 Lynx Studio 3D connected to a server via Wi Fi

System Features – Automatic Operation

Operation fully automatic

 Positioning on the stockpile (new one or reclaimed one)
 Automatic workbench division
 Continuous adjustment of the slewing angles (edge detection)
 Predictive and adaptive rate control
 Automatic workbench handling (ascent and descent)
 Execute any kind of stacking method

Remote Operation
 Automatic, semiautomatic and manual operation modes
 Remote operation even in difficult conditions

Independent Machines
 Automatic operation independent from other machines
 It works without necessity of others machines mapping
 It works without necessity of devices or sensors in others machines
 Scanning the stockpile during the machine positioning.

Simultaneous Multiple Machines Operation

 Operation Interface for many machines in the one operation station
 Operation schedule according to corporative systems (MES)
System Feature – Quality

• Real-time quality tracking and management

Fe: 65,6%

SiO2: 1,66%

P: 0,04%

Al2O3: 1,82%

Mn: 0,7%
Operation Interface – Screens

• Interface for selection of the operation schedule

• Predictive Control and Control Rate trend

Operation Interface – Screens
System Features – Machines Anticollision System

 Get the distance between the machines from its position

 There are 3 levels of action: alarm, speed reduction and interlock
 Distances visualization from Central Server
 Temporary security area set by the user
System Features – Anti collision using Radar

 Bucket wheel and boom protection using radar measurements

 Detects any kind of object
 Blocks movements only in collision direction
System Features – Anti collision by Mapping
 Virtual laser sensor from 3D mapping reference;
 Collision Protection at any point;
 Can be applied on machines without laser scanner in the same stockyard
 Pile height measurement for stackers in semiautomatic mode.
 Blocks movements only in collision direction

• Show the distance between • Bucket wheel and boom protection.

boom and the material

• Measurements available in system data base

that can be sent to the PLC
System Features – Simulation

 Simulation run in the same system environment

 Allows to be used as training station for operators
 All steps of operation are simulated, including positioning, reclaiming and bench maneuver
 3D stockpile interaction, flow control simulation according to the reclaimed virtual volume.
 Particle simulation for stacking operation
 Simulation with PLC emulator allowed

• Simulation with “ghost” of the machine in the • Particle simulation for stacking operation.
next position.
System Features – 3D Environment
 Allowed navigation: zoom, pan, orbit and selection
 Selects machines, pile points and regions Interface Menu Options
 Show virtual piles with quality analysis
 Digital piles generated by laser scanner;
 Digital piles generated by radar
scanner;
 Virtual piles built by tracking;
 Machine name;
 Stockyard name;
 Land marks;
 field (google maps images);
 Movements signalized by arrows;
 Mapped points by laser and radar;
 Filter of points of laser or radar
scanners;
 Sensors positioning at the machine;
 Automatic bench division;
 Bench detection in reclaimed piles;
 Future positioning of machines.
System Features – Laser Mapping
 e.g. Real stockpile scanned by laser scanner in São Luís
System Features – Volume Measurement
 Calc of volume, mass, height and accommodation angle of the stockpile
 Manual selection of regions options for analysis
System Features – Tracking
 Material tracking – flow, mass and quality over conveyor belts
 Multiple origins setpoint control
 Virtual pile creation with quality information
 Overload and contamination protection

 e.g. tracking screen setpoint

control

 Pile formation from real data and

filtered by iron ore grade
presented in chromatic scale
System Features – Enhancement Program

 Mathematical model of the plant for stacking and reclaiming schedule (Linerar Programming)
• Objective functions:
• Reduce machine displacements
• Reduce quality deviation
• Scenario simulations
• Product Blend Simulation

 Mathematical model  Rescrtictions and input data

System Features – Predictive and Adaptive Rate Control

Adaptive Estimator
 Input variables: pressure, current or power of the bucket wheel, flow measuring on the nearest
conveyor belt and setpoint defined by operator.
 Calculates an ideal setpoint PID control
 Dynamic flexibility to any material

PID
 Implemented on PLC
 PV (pressure, current of the bucket wheel)
 SP (calculated by estimator)
 CV (Speed reference of movement drives)

Predictive
 Calculates the material volume to reclaiming
 It works using radars and pile mapping
 Calculates the ideal speed of slewing, avoiding overload
 Allows the machine to work to 100% of slewing speed, with optimized reversal

Travelling steps control

 Travelling steps calculated according to workbench height and desired setpoint
System Features
a) Automatic Positioning;
b) Automatic Reclaiming (only reclaimer);
c) Automatic Stacking;
d) Automatic workbench Handling (only reclaimer);
e) Adaptive Rate Control (only reclaimer);
f) Predictive Control (only reclaimer);
g) Anti collision System among Machines;
h) Anti collision with stockpiles using Radar (only reclaimer);
i) Anti collision with stockpiles by mapping;
j) Stacking and reclaiming schedule selection;
k) Stacking and reclaiming Simulation;
l) 3D Environment;
m) 3D mapping by Laser Scanner;
n) 3D Mapping by Radar Scanner;
o) Stockpile volume measurement;
p) Reclaiming on semiautomatic mode;
q) Stacking on semiautomatic mode;
r) Material Tracking;
s) Optimization of Stacking and Reclaiming schedule(mathematical model).
Differential
 Flexibility: customization according to plant operational conditions with existent control system and network;
 Scalable: Allows machine addition or new features in the same platform;

 Scanner Radar and Laser usability: Predictive control functions with pile anti collision system and redundancy
mapping. Futhermore, automatic mode of operation even with climate bad conditions.
Predictable and Adaptable Control: Adaptative algorithm to any kind of material. Higher perfomance of ma-
chine rate productivity with reduced flow variation and possibility of working with high setpoints.
 Constant Updating: research, development and continuous technological updating of platform, devices and
instruments;
 Industry 4.0: Prepared Platform for IoT Technologies and Industry 4.0, 3D Interface developed for tablets and
smartphones, pile volume measurement, operational data consult and autonomous machine operation
control;
 Specialized Technical Assistance: calibration and maintenance of laser and radar scanners in Brazil, 24/7 avail-
ability;
 Adapted Solution: Adjusted parameters to any kind of mobile machine operations, such as stackers,
reclaimers, ship loaders, ship unloaders and others.
 Performance: Approved solution in large operations in Brazil with results up to 15% increment in machine
operation performance.
Thank you!

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Belo Horizonte – MG – Brasil
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E-mail: comercial@lynxprocess.com