Device and method for managing registration and arrangement of detonator

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-11927434-B2
Application number	US-202017252460-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Dec 4, 2020
Priority date	Dec 10, 2019
Publication date	Mar 12, 2024
Grant date	Mar 12, 2024

Abstract

A device and a method for managing registration and arrangement of a detonator are proposed. The device includes: a detonator arrangement part configured to arrange, in response to a request for registration of a detonator input by an operator, the detonator on a detonator hole number according to a blasting pattern pre-designed on the basis of arrangement information input by the operator or arranging the detonator on the basis of an arrangement pattern of pre-arranged detonators; an arrangement result analysis part configured to analyze an arrangement result of the detonator that is arranged according to the arrangement pattern of the pre-arranged detonators; and an arrangement error notification part configured to provide notification to the operator when the analyzed arrangement result has an error.

First claim

The invention claimed is:

1. A device for managing registration and arrangement of a detonator, the device comprising:
a processor configured to arrange, in response to a request for registration of a detonator input by an operator, the detonator on a detonator hole number according to a blasting pattern pre-designed on the basis of arrangement information input by the operator or arranging the detonator on the basis of an arrangement pattern of pre-arranged detonators;
the processor configured to analyze an arrangement result of the detonator that is arranged according to the arrangement pattern of the pre-arranged detonators; and
the processor configured to provide notification to the operator when the analyzed arrangement result has an error,
wherein the blasting pattern is pre-designed, including at least one of detonator hole numbers, relative or absolute location information for each detonator, delay time, and designed location information on the basis of blasting operation information,
wherein the processor comprises:
the processor configured to determine whether the detonator is included in a pre-set arrangement order when the operator inputs the detonator registration request;
the processor configured to receive the arrangement information input by the operator, and to manually arrange and register the detonator on the detonator hole number according to the pre-designed blasting pattern when the detonator is included in the pre-set arrangement order;
the processor configured to extract the arrangement pattern between the detonators that are included in the pre-set arrangement order and manually arranged on detonator hole numbers according to the blasting pattern pre-designed on the basis of the arrangement information input by the operator; and
the processor configured to automatically arrange and register the detonator on the detonator hole number according to the pre-designed blasting pattern on the basis of the arrangement pattern extracted from the detonators pre-arranged on the basis of the arrangement information input by the operator when the detonator is not included in the pre-set arrangement order, and

wherein the pre-set arrangement order is an order recognizing a point of change from manual setting to automatic setting when the detonator is arranged in the pre-designed blasting pattern, wherein when the detonator is included in the pre-designed arrangement order, the detonator is arranged in the pre-designed blasting pattern by the manual setting, and when the detonator is not included in the pre-designed arrangement order, the detonator is arranged in the pre-designed blasting pattern by the automatic setting.

2. The device of claim 1 , wherein the processor is configured to store current location information of the detonator and to assign an ID to the detonator when the detonator is arranged and registered.

3. The device of claim 1 , wherein the processor comprises:
the processor configured to analyze the arrangement result of the arranged detonator by comparing time difference between a delay time interval between the arranged detonators and a delay time interval pre-designed in the blasting pattern to a pre-set time error reference value, and to determine whether the error occurs.

4. The device of claim 1 , wherein the processor comprises:
the processor configured to analyze the arrangement result of the arranged detonator by comparing distance difference between current location information of the stored detonator stored when the detonator is arranged and registered and location information pre-designed in the blasting pattern to a pre-set distance error reference value, and to determine whether error occurs.

5. A method for managing registration and arrangement of a detonator, the method comprising:
by a processor, arranging, in response to a request for registration of a detonator input by an operator, the detonator on a detonator hole number according to a blasting pattern pre-designed on the basis of arrangement information input by the operator, or arranging the detonator on the basis of an arrangement pattern of pre-arranged detonators;
by the processor, analyzing an arrangement result of the detonator that is arranged according to the arrangement pattern of the pre-arranged detonators; and
by the processor, providing notification to the operator when the analyzed arrangement result has an error
wherein, before the arranging, in response to the request for registration of the detonator input by the operator, the detonator on the detonator hole number according to the blasting pattern pre-designed on the basis of the arrangement information input by the operator or the arranging the detonator on the basis of the arrangement pattern of the pre-arranged detonators,
the blasting pattern including at least one of detonator hole numbers, relative or absolute location information for each detonator, delay time, and designed location information on the basis of blasting operation information is pre-designed,
wherein the arranging, in response to the request for registration of the detonator input by the operator, the detonator on the detonator hole number according to the blasting pattern pre-designed on the basis of the arrangement information input by the operator or arranging the detonator on the basis of the arrangement pattern of the pre-arranged detonators, comprises:
determining whether the detonator is included in a pre-set arrangement order when the operator inputs the detonator registration request
receiving the arrangement information input by the operator, and manually arranging and registering the detonator on the detonator hole number according to the pre-designed blasting pattern, when the detonator is included in the pre-set arrangement order;
extracting the arrangement pattern between the detonators that are included in the pre-set arrangement order and manually arranged on detonator hole numbers according to the blasting pattern pre-designed on the basis of the arrangement information input by the operator; and
after the determining whether the detonator is included in the pre-set arrangement order when the operator inputs the detonator registration request, automatically arranging and registering the detonator on the detonator hole number according to the pre-designed blasting pattern, on the basis of the arrangement pattern extracted from the detonators pre-arranged on the basis of the arrangement information input by the operator, when the detonator is not included in the pre-set arrangement order, and

wherein the pre-set arrangement order is an order recognizing a point of change from manual setting to automatic setting when the detonator is arranged in the pre-designed blasting pattern, wherein when the detonator is included in the pre-designed arrangement order, the detonator is arranged in the pre-designed blasting pattern by the manual setting, and when the detonator is not included in the pre-designed arrangement order, the detonator is arranged in the pre-designed blasting pattern by the automatic setting.

6. The method of claim 5 , wherein, in the analyzing the arrangement result of the detonator that is arranged according to the arrangement pattern of the pre-arranged detonators,
the arrangement result of the arranged detonator is analyzed by comparing time difference between a delay time interval between the arranged detonators and a delay time interval pre-designed in the blasting pattern to a pre-set time error reference value, thereby determining whether the error occurs.

7. The method of claim 5 , wherein, in the analyzing the arrangement result of the detonator that is arranged according to the arrangement pattern of the pre-arranged detonators,
the arrangement result of the arranged detonator is a

Assignees

• Hanwha Corp

Inventors

• Hwang Ki Won

Classifications

• F42D1/055 Primary

  specially adapted for firing multiple charges with a time delay · CPC title

• F42B3/122

  Programmable electronic delay initiators · CPC title

• F42D1/06 Primary

  Relative timing of multiple charges ({F42D1/043 and } F42D1/055 take precedence) · CPC title

• F42D1/04 Primary

  Arrangements for ignition {(ignition systems for shaped charge perforators E21B43/1185; ignition devices for seismic energy generators G01V1/06)} · CPC title

• E21D9/00

  Tunnels or galleries, with or without linings; Methods or apparatus for making thereof (E02D29/045, E02D29/063 take precedence; linings per se E21D11/00); Layout of tunnels or galleries · CPC title