P.Ram Mohan Reddy (Professor) Department of Mechanical Engineering ABSTRACT •The machine designed here can be used for many mining and tunneling applications •. The main task of this machine is to transport the material from lower level (underground) to the upper level i.e., surface of the earth that is the general case in the shaft mining technique. INTRODUCTION •The machine designed here can be used for many applications; the main task of this machine is to transport the material from lower level to the upper level. • In lower level, the collected material from one place is dumped in to the container and is carried up to a specific reference point •As this research work falls under the subject of Mechatronics, various fields of technologies must be included to full-fill the target. •The integration of electronic engineering, mechanical engineering, electrical engineering and control technology is forming a crucial part in this design. BLOCK DIAGRAM Relays To control a high-voltage circuit with a low-voltage signal, as in some types of modems or audio amplifiers, To control a high-current circuit with a low-current signal, as in the starter solenoid of an automobile, To detect and isolate faults on transmission and distribution lines by opening and closing circuit breakers (protection relays), Safety-critical logic. Because relays are much more resistant than semiconductors to nuclear radiation, they are widely used in safety-critical logic CONCLUSION The project work “SEMI AUTOMATIC MATERIAL CARRIER FOR MINING AND TUNNELING APPLICATIONS” is designed and developed successfully. For the demonstration purpose a small prototype module is constructed and the results are found to be satisfactory. While designing and developing this proto type module, we have consulted few experts those who are having knowledge in Mechatronics. These professionals working at different organizations belongs to Hyderabad helped us while fabricating the machine. Since it is a prototype module, much amount is not invested, the whole machine is constructed with locally available components, especially the mechanical components used in this project work are procured from mechanical fabricators and they are not up to the requirement. Lot of modifications must be carried out in design to make it as real working system. Hence, the machine is to be enhanced further for obtaining better results. THANK U