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Luke van Eyk, Brian Ellis, Stephan Schmidt, Stephan Heynspresentation

Using multi-physics digital twins for brake-wear prognosis of a mining vehicle

AFRICOMP 2026 presentation on physics-informed brake-wear prognosis and the value of model diversity when degradation differs from historical data.

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Luke van Eyk, P. Stephan Heynsreport

A traction-estimation digital twin in mechanised mining

A detailed RAMMS case study of real-time traction estimation, slip prediction and terrain-change detection on a skid-steered ultra-low-profile mining platform.

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Luke van Eyk, Brian Ellis, P. Stephan Heynsreport

Digital twins in mechanised mining

A RAMMS position paper defining digital twins for mining through five dimensions, eight properties, case studies and a practical selection framework.

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Luke van Eyk, D. Francois Malan, P. Stephan Heynsreport

Towards continuous underground blasting in mechanised mining (draft)

A draft RAMMS position paper examining whether deflagration-based rock breaking could reduce the batch constraints of hard-rock drill-and-blast mining.

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Luke van Eyk, P. Stephan Heynsreport

Current themes in mechanised mining

The first In Mechanised Mining report surveys research and industry priorities shaping underground mechanisation in South Africa.

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Luke van Eyk, P. Stephan Heyns, Stephan Schmidtpresentation

Enhancing condition monitoring of mining vehicles using physical models and transfer learning

Luke van Eyk's Digital Transformation in Mining 2023 presentation on combining physical models and transfer learning for vehicle condition monitoring.

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