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TDATA
Automatic controls

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BENEFITS OF DATA DRILLING

1. Optimization of drill plan

Less holes required
Savings in explosives

Control of fragmentation
Optimal size for crushing
Less need for breaking

Fewer limitations on drill plan design

Hole angles included in drill plan
Free positioning of holes in face
Innovative drill plans can be used

Data collection allows better analysis of drilling

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2. Higher accuracy of drilling

Better tunnel profile
Less over-break, savings in concrete
Less over-break, less broken rock to remove
Less under-break, no need to re-drill
Smoother contour,less reinforcement

Longer pull
Accurate drilling depth
Smoother face, easier to drill next round

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BENEFITS OF DATA DRILLING

3. Human factor reduced, all rounds drilled same way

Less variations (best driller always on duty)
Predictable process
Easier to analyze and improve

4. Eliminate processes - marking of face

5. Drilling of curved tunnels very simple

Accurate drilling has a positive effect

on charging, blasting, mucking,
scaling and rock support
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GENERAL FEATURES

TDATA is an automatic control

system for all drilling functions
and boom positioning
Available with 2-, 3- and 4-boom
Axera jumbos
Automatic drilling of a round
with operator supervising the
drilling
TLOG data logging included
VISUAL TUNNELING software
for drill plan and curve design
and reporting

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MAIN COMPONENTS

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Multiprocessor control system for

boom and drilling controls

Full graphic control panel

Boom control servo valves

Software for
designing and
reporting
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Boom sensors

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DRILLING CONTROL SYSTEM

KEY FEATURES
Rock detect
Drifter moved forward with controlled speed and low power until solid rock
contact
Accurate alignment of holes and less stress on drill steel

Collaring automatics
After rock detect, collaring proceeds with collaring pressures to set
collaring depth
Then power ramped to normal drilling pressures

Adjustable feed controlled percussion

Optimized feed force to meet all percussion levels

Sensitive anti-jamming automatics

Safe and fast drilling even in poorest rock conditions
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3 OPERATION MODES 1/3

AUTOMATIC OPERATION
Continuous Mode
System moves boom and drills all holes according to drill plan

Hole Mode
System moves boom and drills one hole then stops to wait permission to
continue

Step mode
System carries out one drilling phase and stops to wait permission to
continue

Override feature
If joystick activated during boom movement, mode of currently selected
boom changed to manipulator mode. Automatic return to auto mode when
joystick released
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3 OPERATION MODES 2/3

MANIPULATOR MANUAL MODE

Boom movements and drilling functions controlled by operator
Left joystick
Boom position

Right joystick
Look-out and roll-over angles

Drilling controls
One hole automatic mode
Fully manual

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3 OPERATION MODES 3/3

DIRECT MANUAL MODE

Each joint controlled separately by a separate joystick movement
Drilling controls
One hole automatic mode
Fully manual

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AUTOMATIC DRILLING CYCLE

Positioning of boom to
position and look-out
angle specified in drill plan

Return of drifter to back

end stop and retraction of
feed rail from rock face

Drilling of hole at normal

drilling pressures to
specified depth

Ramping from collaring

pressures to normal
drilling pressures
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Forward movement
of feed rail until
contact with rock
(FIND ROCK)
Forward movement of
drifter until bit
contacts rock (ROCK
DETECT)
Collaring of hole at
collaring pressures to
specified collaring depth

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DIAGNOSTICS

Extensive self-diagnostics helps in fault-finding

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Real-time self-check of all computer modules

Communication between modules monitored
Boom movements compared to move commands
Drilling pressures and functions monitored (hardware + working conditions)

System messages shown on screen

Alarm log contains last 100 system alarms
Service displays for sensor check-up and calibration

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