SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR TRIGGERING EXPLOSIVES IN HOLES

Systems, methods and apparatus that facilitate mechanisation and/or automation of blasting processes in mining and civil engineering applications are disclosed. The disclosure includes a trigger assembly for triggering an explosive in a hole in rock. The disclosure also includes a mining or civil en...

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Hauptverfasser:	OLIVER, James, HANWRIGHT, Steve, FOGARTY, Samuel, NARANJO, Nicolas, ROBINSON, Caleb
Format:	Patent
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	AMMUNITION BLASTING CHAMBERS PROVIDED WITH MANIPULATION DEVICES EARTH DRILLING EARTH DRILLING, e.g. DEEP DRILLING EXPLOSIVE CHARGES, e.g. FOR BLASTING, FIREWORKS, AMMUNITION FIXED CONSTRUCTIONS HAND TOOLS HEATING LIGHTING MANIPULATORS MECHANICAL ENGINEERING MINING OBTAINING OIL, GAS, WATER, SOLUBLE OR MELTABLE MATERIALS OR ASLURRY OF MINERALS FROM WELLS PERFORMING OPERATIONS PORTABLE POWER-DRIVEN TOOLS TRANSPORTING WEAPONS
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Zusammenfassung:	Systems, methods and apparatus that facilitate mechanisation and/or automation of blasting processes in mining and civil engineering applications are disclosed. The disclosure includes a trigger assembly for triggering an explosive in a hole in rock. The disclosure also includes a mining or civil engineering vehicle for working proximate an end face. The vehicle comprises a positioning unit for moving a functional unit to a selected location in relation to the end face. The positioning unit can include (a) a coarse positioning module and a fine positioning module and/or (b) a vision module for monitoring the position of the functional unit to facilitate guiding the functional unit to the selected location and/or (c) can be configured to move independently from an initial position to a second position closer to the selected location whilst the vehicle remains stationary.