Wireless Detonator Registration for Blasting Control
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Solution Overview
Problem
Current blasting systems lack automation in connecting detonators to a central control unit, which complicates the blasting process and reduces worker convenience.
Innovation Solution
A blasting system that includes a central control unit capable of real-time position confirmation of workers and devices, automatically matching detonators with setting data such as initialization and delay times, and transmitting commands through a wireless network, along with a drilling device, charging device, and worker terminal to facilitate efficient blasting operations.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Ease of operation
If manual connection and configuration of detonators to central control unit is used, then system complexity is reduced, but worker convenience and efficiency deteriorate
Solution Approach 1:
The detonator automatically performs self-registration with the central control unit by transmitting its identifier and receiving configuration parameters automatically. The system matches detonators to blasting holes based on spatial position data without requiring manual intervention, enabling the device to serve itself in the connection and configuration process.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent replaces manual mechanical operations (physically connecting detonators, manually configuring settings) with wireless communication and automated spatial matching algorithms. The central control unit uses position coordinates and identification codes to automatically associate detonators with blasting holes, substituting human labor with electronic information processing.
2Productivity
If automated detonator connection and configuration is implemented, then worker convenience and efficiency improve, but system complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The central control unit performs multiple functions: it manages detonator registration, stores blasting design maps, calculates spatial positions, transmits configuration parameters, and controls detonation sequencing. This multi-functional integration consolidates what would otherwise require separate systems into a single control platform, improving productivity while managing complexity through consolidation.
Solution Approach 2:
The system implements feedback mechanisms where the detonator transmits its identification and status to the central control unit, which then sends back configuration parameters. The real-time position confirmation and automated matching create a closed-loop control system that continuously monitors and adjusts detonator settings based on actual field conditions.
3Measurement precision
If real-time position confirmation and automated matching is used, then blasting precision and safety improve, but information processing requirements increase
Solution Approach 1:
The blasting design map and hole position data are pre-configured in the central control unit before field operations. The system performs preliminary spatial relationship calculations and prepares matching algorithms in advance, so that when detonators are deployed, the matching process is rapid and requires minimal real-time computation, reducing information processing load while maintaining precision.
Data Source
AI summary
The present disclosure relates to a blasting system, the blasting system including: a drilling device configured to form blasting holes on a blasting target on the basis of a blasting design map; a charging device configured to place explosives in the blasting holes; detonators configured to detonate the explosives; a central control unit configured to confirm a position of a worker in real time, the worker driving the detonators; and a worker terminal configured to transmit worker position information to the central control unit, the worker position information indicating the worker position. The blasting system of the present disclosure can automatically connect the detonator to the central control unit, and improve worker convenience of the blasting work.