Date Placed HereJEAN-JACQUES VERHAEGHE,

RTIMS PROGRAMME MANAGER

MEMSA MEMBERS INFORMATION SHARE: RTIMS RESEARCH PROGRAMME

MANDELA MINING PRECINCT, GAUTENG 1 NOVEMBER 2018

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SLIDE 1 TOPICS

• Research focus & Industry needs• RTIMS value• Environmental factors• RTIMS Generic & Core model• RTIMS Roadmaps (12 years)• FY17-18 Progress & Deliverables• RTIMS Recommendations• RTIMS Criteria• Future

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SLIDE 1 RESEARCH FOCUS

Research QuestionWhat are the appropriate means and systems

to enable real time communication to and from the operating face of the mine,

to/from surface?

R&D value1. Deliver the RTIMS common core of an open source IIoT system royalty-

free, together with reference designs of motes and gateways that are secure, and manageable and form a stope network with appropriatecommunications and positioning.

2. Demonstrate the utility to the mines with one or two example use cases.

3. Deliver components at TRL 6 for OEMs/OTMs to take further and add point solutions that will be interoperable for mines rapidly (if mines adopt RTIMS core as a mining standard).

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SLIDE 1 INDUSTRY GUIDANCE

Top Tech. Issue (TTI) TTI RTIMS WPData Comms 2 3, 4, 7, 11Integrated Operations Centre 3 2, 9, 10, 11Vehicle Management Systems 4 2, 3, 5, 7, 9, 10, 11Voice Communications 1 3, 7Real time video and images 6 3, 7, 9, 11Mining IT/IIoT standard 9 1, 2, 3, 5, 9, 10Common UG software dictionary 5 2, 9, 11, 12Support for PCs and Tablets 7 3, 4, 7Smart Peg (Positioning) 10 3, 4, 5, 7Smart PPEs 8 3, 4, 7

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SLIDE 1RTIMS vs COMMERCIAL ECOSYSTEMS

• De-risking:–Long-term investment i.t.o. capex/opex–Address problem at source (stope, i.e. most difficult) and

then work our way upwards (where things become easier)

–Common standards• Efficiencies / productivity improvements:

–Common maintenance and ‘toolkits’–Making sense of data/information

• Improved Decisions Support and Decision Automation

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SLIDE 1RTIMS vs COMMERCIAL ECOSYSTEMS

• Poor situational awareness underground• Smarter decision making and control of smart systems

required• Heavy ICT dependence breaking IT/OT separation with

IIoT• Cross-domain ICT systems have increased complexity and

interdependencies• Siloed ICT systems usually designed for single purpose

applications• Standards are in flux and new IIoT/CPS reference

architectures are only being created• Old and new challenges (e.g. security, POPI act) have to

be catered for• Non-enabling environment for decision-makers

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Would you know what car all these components will form part of

without the foundational frame?

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SLIDE 1WPs & DELIVERABLES

SA MINING’SIIOT

Standardised, Open Source

System

Mining Industry-OEM Link for Smart

Mining

Increased Mining Efficiency

Standardised Technological Training Skills Programmes

A Unified Real-Time Information Management and Control Systems framework, to Proof of Concept, for SA

mines.

Year 3 YEAR nYear 2Year 1

EA m

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V1.0 ToolEA Archv.01

IIoT

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EA Arch

Reference IIoT implementation

Working IIoT system

EA Architecture with use case

IIoT Reference Architecture

In-stope Comms design

Present / demonstrate UG technology approach for the

stope with test results

Working communications system for RTIMS serving

needs of selected use case

Performance of the systems in actual

operational conditions

Positioning system demonstrated working

independently

Deployment guidelines

Positioning system working in RTIMS system

TEST AND DEMO (TRL 6-7)

DESIGN AND BUILD (TRL 3-5)

Deployment guidelines v0.1

Demo use case will be tested and

demonstrated

Data analytics architecture and

reference implementation

Implement the demo in the research

infrastructure above ground

In-situ site tests of RTIMS

Reference designs for gateways

TRL6 components ready - tested &

verified

Modelling and visualisation

reference architecture

implementation

Use case

Mote arch and security

Demo use case(s)

INVESTIGATE (TRL 1-2)

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Modelling and visualisation

Data science ref arch

RTIMS scenarios

A recommended RTIMS scenarios v1.0 matrix,

containing details that need to be addressed defined and

developed.A recommended data

science reference architecture for cloud.

Demonstration of choice RTOS running a simple

program in a virtual environment

A recommended modelling and visualisation reference

architectureRecommendation

of platform

Report V0.1 with choice architecture

components

Draft test plan for year 3 tangible deliverables

RTIMS Deliverables Journey Map (2017)

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Reference designs for secure real-time

motes (with appropriate comms

and positioning from WP3/5)

Simulation results of a basic wireless localization system

using an appropriate coordinate system for underground mines

RTIMS detailed design

ORIGINAL ROADMAP

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• WP1: RTIMS EA metamodel; Landscape report v0.1; AS-IS Enterprise Architecture tool

• WP2: Recommendation of a reference architecture for the mining IIoT standard; Evaluation framework for design and component choices

• WP3: Recommendation of a communications technology for the stope• WP4: Define deployment requirements for future and current

scenarios• WP5: Recommendation v0.1 of a positioning approach for the stope

aiming for 1 m/s mobility and 50 cm accuracy• WP6: Develop RTIMS scenarios that have to be addressed• WP9: Data science reference architecture for cloud• WP10: Modelling ref architecture v0.1• WP11: Recommend a secure real time mote platform; v0.1 of scalable

and safely degradable control architecture

3-MONTH CORE KPIs (Nov17-Mar18)

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OUTPUTS & RECOMMENDATIONS THUS FAR

• Data Comms Tech: Ultra-Wide Band with TTP stack; LTE• Experimentation of an Impulse Radio Ultra-wideband (IR-UWB) and

Light Detection and Ranging (LiDar) hybrid positioning system• Enterprise Architecture – TOGAF; but for mining• IIoT Architecture – Evaluation Criteria; IIRA; ZABBIX; LWM2M; Kura

(Edge); Kapua (M/ware) etc.• LOM & Deployment matrix (conceptual capability maturity model)• Data Science – Design philosophy; Reference Architecture; Solutions

Architecture• Sensor motes – RTOS identified; World-class cyber security; FPGA

features; Test jig; Scalability; Mote Platform (SmartFusion2)• Modelling and Visualisation – Conceptual Architecture• Draft Integration Tool (deployment guide)

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SLIDE 1MAKING SENSE OF REF ARCHS / MODELS

Evaluation Criteria:1. Consortium (strength)2. Technology (uptake, standards, open-source, future-proof,

compliance, risk, interoperability, scalability etc)3. Domain (FFP)4. Implementation (uptake, real-world, skills)5. Industry (large-scale buy-in, broad application)6. Community (testing facilities, support structures, trends)7. Reference Architecture specifications (maturity, multi-domain,

licensing/trademarks, alignment, relevance, open ecosystem etc)

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SLIDE 1TRLs

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SLIDE 112 YEARS

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3-Month Core KPIs (Nov 2017)

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SLIDE 1CRITERIA

• Holistic and integrate-able (unified and at low-risk)• Open-source / royalty-free• Interoperable• Rapid deployment• Proven (applied research) and bench-marked (reliable/responsive)• Future-proof designs (5-10 years, with plug ‘n play, simplified capex planning)• Widely-accepted “standards” by Mine Operators• Safe & secure• Relevant• Localised manufacturing/support• Underpinned by world-class reference models/architectures*

*NB: RTIMS is playing in an ever-evolving environment

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SLIDE 1FUTURE

• 12-Year Roadmap• Use cases• Lessons consolidation• Unified approaches• Work package engagements• Move from collaboration to co-creation(e.g. with ETIC)• Co-creation Network• TARA(Technology Availability and Readiness Atlas)

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SLIDE 1 12 YEAR JOURNEY MAP & TARGETS

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SLIDE 1TARA

• Supports LOCM and MEMSA and Mines etc.• Data spans mining chain (drill, charge/blast, clean, support,

services)• Capture existing off-the-shelf offerings• New developments and readiness state• Evaluations of products by MMP against OEM specs• Cloud-based / web-access• Users and Access – depends on ‘Role’ (OEM/Mine/Researcher)

• Current status – Version 1 created/proven; going into refinement phase by Development Team

Technology Availability and Readiness Atlas

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