Based on the demand of intelligent development in coal mine construction stage， the definition and scientif⁃ ic connotation of “intelligent shaft construction， intelligent mine construction” are put forward， and the important role of intelligent shaft construction in coal mine intelligent construction is expounded. The problems of shaft con-struction in western China are analyzed， such as complex geological conditions， weak basic theory research， lagged research and development of intelligent shaft construction equipment and difficulty in engineering technological breakthroughs. The overall structure of an intelligent shaft construction system is constructed， which is composed of a perception layer， transmission layer， edge layer， platform layer， and execution and application layer. The intelligent shaft con⁃ struction cooperative control system is developed， which is composed of inclined shaft driving control， vertical shaft drilling control， and comprehensive support system. Through the base theory research， process design， intelligent equipment development， control system development， field engineering demonstration of research ideas， this paper summarizes the intelligent construction of coal mine shaft， and solves the difficult technical problems in mine shaft construction including the low efficiency of rock fragmentation in whole section shaft excavation ， the dif⁃ ficulty in excavating the strata with complex formation， the prevention and control of groundwater， and shaft stability and supporting. Through the practice of intelligent shaft construction project in the Kekegai Coal Mine of Yanchang Petroleum Group， the open⁃type full⁃section intelligent driving method of inclined shaft is developed， and the integrat⁃ ed operation of “exploration， excavation， support， anchoring and transportation” is realized. It has formed the intelli⁃ gent drilling method of “one drilling and completion” in the shaft， realized the essential safe operation of “under⁃ ground unmanned construction” in the shaft drilling， created the engineering and technology demonstration of intelli⁃ gent shaft construction in the industry， and formed the “Yanchang mode” of intelligent shaft construction in the coal industry. Finally， combining with the intelligent development trend of coal mines， the paper puts forward the princi⁃ ples and objectives， current work and development direction that the coal industry should follow in shaft construction， and call on the whole industry to focus on intelligent shaft construction technology and promote the development of coal mine construction to the safe， efficient， green and intelligent direction.

1 智能化建井科学定义及内涵

2 智能化建井面临的主要问题

   2.1 地质条件复杂

   2.2 理论研究薄弱

   2.3 技术装备研发滞后

   2.4 工程技术应用瓶颈

3 智能化建井技术路径

   3.1 智能化建井研究思路

   3.2 智能化建井协同控制系统

   3.3 斜井智能化建井技术路径

   3.4 竖井智能化建井技术路径

4 智能化建井工程实践

   4.1 敞开式全断面智能掘进工法实践

   4.2 “一钻完井”智能化钻井工法

5 智能化建井展望

6 结语