The Next Generation

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Rocket Boomer L3 C Series

RCS (Rig Control System)

Modular design
Ergonomic
Man/machine interface
Self-diagnostic
Availability
Serviceability

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Next Generation Main Features

RCS

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Rig Control System

What do we mean with RCS ?
Advanced
Drilling
System

Advance
d Boom
Control

AUTO
RAS

Improved
anti-jamming

Measuri
ng
While
Drilling

Tunnel
Manager
Lite

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RCS Hardware

CAN
BUS
technol
ogy

A
G

B
C
F

Operators panel

Resolver Module

Master/Application Module

I/O Module

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Modular Electronic Design

 International Standard
Modular design
Less cabeling
More functions
Flexible and Stable

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CAN bus (Contoller Area Network)

 Improved boom and rock drill control

Better control of the hydraulic system
Easy to complete or upgrade at later stage

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CAN-bus

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CAN-bus Module Overview

PC CARD

PC
CARD

Example: L3 C Series with:

Service platform
RAS
ABC R or T

MM

I/O
APM
I/O

APM

APM

I/O

I/O

I/O

I/O

I/O

I/O
RES

I/O
RES

I/O
RES

RES

RES

RES

I/O
I/O

 Sitting or standing control

panel
Flexibility
Multilingual
Comprehensive menus
Easy data transfer
Several access level

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Man - Machine Interface

 Preferred settings
Settings for three bit types
Built-in self diagnostic system
Integrated drilling system and ABC
On screen display of system information

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Man - Machine Interface

 Two functions
- RPCF - Rotation Pressure Controls Feed
Rotation pressure is the best indicator
Two step function
- FPCI - Feed Pressure Controls Impact
Gentle on drill string
Optimises penetration
Minimises risk of getting stuck

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Anti-Jamming System

Anti-jamming automatics
Two step function which virtually eliminates the risk of
drill bit getting stuck in the hole
Straight holes
Low wear on drill steel
Virtually eliminates the risk of
stuck drill steel
High penetration rate

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Rock Drill and Drill String Safeguard System

Anti - Jamming automatics

FPCI

Feed Pressure Controlled Impact

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Rock Drill and Drill String Safeguard System

 Completely integrated in RCS

On screen display
Digital dashboard
Warnings and stops

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Self Diagnostic System

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Self Diagnostic System

 Site-Machine interface
Platform for ABC communication with the rig
Included in ABC Regular and Total
Windows based
Compatible with: AC CAN-bus rigs
Atlas Copco ECS rigs
Robot Boomer

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Tunnel Manager Lite

Project tree
Tunnel line
Laser group
Drill pattern

Click and
draw

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Tunnel Manager Lite

 Probe Hole Data

250

200

HP bar

150

FP bar
DP bar
RS r/min
RP bar
WF

100

WP

50

mm depth

0
0

1000

2000

3000

4000

5000

6000

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MWD - Measuring While Drilling

ABC Total

ABC Regular

ABC Basic

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Automation Levels of Boom Navigation

Manual
alignment of
the boom &
feed
Feed angle
displayed on
the screen
No drill pattern
support
No logging
function

Basic

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Advanced Boom Control

Manual
alignment of
the boom &
feed
Feed angle
displayed on
the screen
No drill pattern
support
No logging
function

Basic

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Advanced Boom Control

Regular

Drilling pattern
created in the
office PC and
transferred to the
rig on a PCMCIA
card
Drill hole position
and look-out
distance shown
Logging of drill hole
on the display
data
Feed position and
Can be uppgraded
feed look-out
distance shown
from ABC- Basic

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Advanced Boom Control

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What the customer should arrange

PC with a PCMCIA card reader

Tunnel laser

Tunnel layout co-ordinates

Regular

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Advanced Boom Control

 Drillpattern from Tunnel

Manager
Transferred via PCMCIA-card
Presented on-line to operator
Manual positioning and
drilling
Position feed-back on display
Results are logged on
PCMCIA-card
Results are postprocessed
with Tunnel Manager

Same Regular system as for CAN bus rigs.

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ECS/DCS Regular

Drill pattern and

drilling sequence
created on the PC
in the office and
transferred to
the rig on a
PCMCIA card
Boom in
automatic mode
moves to the
next hole in
sequence, collars
and drills the
hole

Total

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Advanced Boom Control

1(2)

Possibility to activate or
de-activate collision
control during automatic
boom movement
Operator can take over
control of the rig at any
time during drilling
Can be upgraded from
ABC Regular

Total

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Advanced Boom Control

2(2)

Benefits

Improved hole positioning accuracy

better tunnel profile
savings in
concreting costs

less rock masses

to remove
Eliminates the process of marking the
face with holes
Logging of actual drill parameters gives a
control over the result of the rounds

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Advanced Boom Control

Total

DRILLING MODES

Automatic mode: Drilling of holes as per the

programmed drill pattern and the drilling
sequence
Semi-automatic mode
Brace - Drill - Reverse - Position - Pause
Position - Brace - Drill - Reverse - Pause
Brace - Drill - Reverse - Pause
Go to a specific hole or group of holes

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Advanced Boom Control

Set up of the
rig
Load the
drilling
pattern from
the PCMCIA
card
Register the
reference
direction

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Rig Navigation

Possible to
select a common
hole bottom

The starting
point of the hole
can be

the reference
plane

rock contact

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Common Hole Depth