ENHANCED SAFETY AND RELIABILITY FOR A NETWORKED DETONATOR BLASTING SYSTEM

    公开(公告)号:US20210003377A1

    公开(公告)日:2021-01-07

    申请号:US16978342

    申请日:2019-03-07

    IPC分类号: F42D1/055 F42D5/00

    摘要: Ethernet systems, methods and blasting machines are presented for remote turn on of the blasting machine and reliable fire and arm commands issuance. Systems, methods, blasting machines and wireless bridge units are presented for wireless blasting for safe firing of detonators under control of a remote wireless master controller in which the blasting machine is connected by cabling to the wireless bridge unit and power to a firing circuit of the blasting machine is remotely controlled via the bridge unit. The bridge unit or Ethernet primary controller selectively provides first and second firing messages to the blasting machine contingent upon acknowledgment of safe receipt of the first firing message by the blasting machine, and the blasting machine fires the connected detonators only if the first and second firing messages are correctly received from the bridge unit.

    Method and apparatus for wireless blasting

    公开(公告)号:US11009331B2

    公开(公告)日:2021-05-18

    申请号:US16542764

    申请日:2019-08-16

    摘要: Systems, methods, blasting machines and wireless bridge units are presented for wireless blasting for safe firing of detonators under control of a remote wireless master controller in which the blasting machine is connected by cabling to the wireless bridge unit and power to a firing circuit of the blasting machine is remotely controlled via the bridge unit. The bridge unit selectively provides first and second firing messages to the blasting machine contingent upon acknowledgment of safe receipt of the first firing message by the blasting machine, and the blasting machine fires the connected detonators only if the first and second firing messages are correctly received from the bridge unit. A wireless slave blasting machine is disclosed, including a wireless transceiver for communicating with a remote wireless master controller, which fires the connected detonators only if first and second firing messages are wirelessly received from the master controller.

    Identification method in a detonator network

    公开(公告)号:US11105600B1

    公开(公告)日:2021-08-31

    申请号:US16330619

    申请日:2016-12-20

    IPC分类号: F42D1/055 H04L12/413

    摘要: The invention relates to a method for setting up a network comprising a plurality of electronic detonators and a control unit, which are in connection with each other via a bus system, wherein each of the detonators comprises a communication module which is in connection with the bus system, for a communication between the detonator and the control unit via the bus system and wherein, as a part of the setting up of the network, the detonators are identified by the control unit.

    METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR WIRELESS BLASTING
    6.
    发明申请

    公开(公告)号:US20200003535A1

    公开(公告)日:2020-01-02

    申请号:US16542764

    申请日:2019-08-16

    摘要: Systems, methods, blasting machines and wireless bridge units are presented for wireless blasting for safe firing of detonators under control of a remote wireless master controller in which the blasting machine is connected by cabling to the wireless bridge unit and power to a firing circuit of the blasting machine is remotely controlled via the bridge unit. The bridge unit selectively provides first and second firing messages to the blasting machine contingent upon acknowledgment of safe receipt of the first firing message by the blasting machine, and the blasting machine fires the connected detonators only if the first and second firing messages are correctly received from the bridge unit. A wireless slave blasting machine is disclosed, including a wireless transceiver for communicating with a remote wireless master controller, which fires the connected detonators only if first and second firing messages are wirelessly received from the master controller.

    Method and apparatus for logging electronic detonators

    公开(公告)号:US09958247B2

    公开(公告)日:2018-05-01

    申请号:US15059958

    申请日:2016-03-03

    IPC分类号: F42D1/05 F42D1/055

    CPC分类号: F42D1/05 F42D1/055

    摘要: Logging apparatus, methods and systems are presented for logging data from electronic detonators one at a time, in which a logger is placed into an automatic logging mode and begins transmitting read request messages in repetitive fashion until a response is received from a single connected electronic detonator, whereupon the logger obtains serial ID number and potentially other data such as a delay from the electronic detonator, after which the logger automatically proceeds without further user button presses to again initiate read request messages, by which a user can sequentially connect and disconnect a number of electronic detonators one at a time for quick expeditious logging. Also presented are automatic electronic detonator programming apparatus and processes in which a logger is placed into an automatic programming mode and the user connects electronic detonators one at a time for automatic or semi-automatic programming of delay times from internal memory.

    Method and apparatus for wireless blasting with first and second firing messages

    公开(公告)号:US10429162B2

    公开(公告)日:2019-10-01

    申请号:US15100347

    申请日:2014-12-01

    摘要: Systems, methods, blasting machines and wireless bridge units are presented for wireless blasting for safe firing of detonators under control of a remote wireless master controller in which the blasting machine is connected by cabling to the wireless bridge unit and power to a firing circuit of the blasting machine is remotely controlled via the bridge unit. The bridge unit selectively provides first and second firing messages to the blasting machine contingent upon acknowledgment of safe receipt of the first firing message by the blasting machine, and the blasting machine fires the connected detonators only if the first and second firing messages are correctly received from the bridge unit. A wireless slave blasting machine is disclosed, including a wireless transceiver for communicating with a remote wireless master controller, which fires the connected detonators only if first and second firing messages are wirelessly received from the master controller.

    METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR WIRELESS BLASTING
    10.
    发明申请

    公开(公告)号:US20170089680A1

    公开(公告)日:2017-03-30

    申请号:US15100347

    申请日:2014-12-01

    摘要: Systems, methods, blasting machines and wireless bridge units are presented for wireless blasting for safe firing of detonators under control of a remote wireless master controller in which the blasting machine is connected by cabling to the wireless bridge unit and power to a firing circuit of the blasting machine is remotely controlled via the bridge unit. The bridge unit selectively provides first and second firing messages to the blasting machine contingent upon acknowledgment of safe receipt of the first firing message by the blasting machine, and the blasting machine fires the connected detonators only if the first and second firing messages are correctly received from the bridge unit. A wireless slave blasting machine is disclosed, including a wireless transceiver for communicating with a remote wireless master controller, which fires the connected detonators only if first and second firing messages are wirelessly received from the master controller.