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While the shearer, scraper conveyor, and hydraulic support have been extensively studied individually, their integrated control under dynamic and complex geological conditions remains a challenge, often leading to production bottlenecks and safety risks. This study proposes a novel integrated control model to bridge this gap. The study formulates the research problem of achieving continuous and safe mining operations under complex geological conditions and employs modeling and simulation to validate the proposed control methodology. In the subsequent stages, a technological solution for the control of the coal mining process is investigated, and the effectiveness of the constructed model is thoroughly tested through simulation modeling methods. The study shows that through proportional\u2013integral (PI) control, precise interaction between coal mining machines, scraper conveyors and hydraulic supports can be achieved, thereby ensuring the continuity and safety of coal mining operations and effectively preventing production interruptions and potential accidents. The research results are analyzed, and a forecast is made for the future trend of technology development, namely, the movement toward intelligence, automation and precision, so as to further promote technological innovation and industrial upgrading in the coal mining industry.<\/jats:p>","DOI":"10.3390\/sym17111947","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2025,11,13]],"date-time":"2025-11-13T12:57:13Z","timestamp":1763038633000},"page":"1947","update-policy":"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.3390\/mdpi_crossmark_policy","source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":8,"title":["Integrated Control Technologies for Mechanized Coal Mining"],"prefix":"10.3390","volume":"17","author":[{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0002-1169-2052","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Anna","family":"Turysheva","sequence":"first","affiliation":[{"name":"Faculty of Energy, Empress Catherine II Saint Petersburg Mining University, 2, 21st Line, St., Petersburg 199106, Russia"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0009-0006-1822-7117","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Yuriy","family":"Kozhubaev","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Faculty of Energy, Empress Catherine II Saint Petersburg Mining University, 2, 21st Line, St., Petersburg 199106, Russia"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Yin","family":"Changwen","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Higher School of Cyberphysical Systems & Control, Peter the Great St. Petersburg Polytechnic University, St., Petersburg 195251, Russia"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Roman","family":"Ershov","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"JSC \u201cVorkutaugol\u201d, Vorkuta 169908, Russia"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0009-0000-2651-899X","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Diana","family":"Novak","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Institute of General Engineering, Empress Catherine II Saint Petersburg Mining University, 2, 21st Line, St., Petersburg 199106, Russia"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Dmitriy","family":"Poddubniy","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Faculty of Energy, Empress Catherine II Saint Petersburg Mining University, 2, 21st Line, St., Petersburg 199106, Russia"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]}],"member":"1968","published-online":{"date-parts":[[2025,11,13]]},"reference":[{"key":"ref_1","first-page":"158","article-title":"Energy resource evaluation from technical diagnostics of electromechanical devices in minerals sector","volume":"5","author":"Korolev","year":"2024","journal-title":"Min. 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