Automatic control system and method for a drilling tool changer apparatus

Abstract AUTOMATIC CONTROL SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR A DRILLING TOOL CHANGER APPARATUS A control system for an automatic drilling tool changer apparatus (10) for use with a drilling rig (100) includes a drilling control device (12) programmed with a control scheme (48) for controlling the automatic dril...

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Hauptverfasser: WRIGHT, ANDREW, TAYLOR, SAMUEL C, TANG, CHINPEI, HOULT, ROSS L, BÄHTZ, MARCUS U, DIEKMANN, TIMO, VARGHESE, VIN J
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Zusammenfassung:Abstract AUTOMATIC CONTROL SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR A DRILLING TOOL CHANGER APPARATUS A control system for an automatic drilling tool changer apparatus (10) for use with a drilling rig (100) includes a drilling control device (12) programmed with a control scheme (48) for controlling the automatic drilling tool changer apparatus, and a user interface coupled to the drilling control device for 10 initiating actions of the automatic drilling tool changer apparatus and for interactively monitoring a status of the automatic drilling tool changer apparatus. The control scheme includes steps for an automatic drilling tool change-out operation, and the drilling control device and the user interface are configured to communicate with the automatic drilling tool changer apparatus over a network 15 (50). WIRELESS 50 DRILL(WIFI, DRILL GSMI ETC.) USER 1 INTERFACE 12