Wireless Detonator Modular Housings for Safe On-Site Assembly
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing detonator arrangements are bulky, require electrical power for operation, and pose challenges in safe assembly and transport due to hazardous components.
Innovation Solution
A modular wireless detonator arrangement with separate housings for the initiator, power supply, and signal processing assembly, allowing safe storage and transport by separating hazardous components, and enabling on-site assembly with a conductive path for power connection and wireless signal processing.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Reliability
If a modular approach is used to separate hazardous components, then safety during storage and transport is improved, but device complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The detonator arrangement is divided into three separate housings: first housing containing power supply, second housing containing explosive material, and third housing containing signal processing assembly. These modular components can be stored and transported separately, improving safety by isolating hazardous materials from non-hazardous components, while the segmented structure inherently manages complexity through functional separation.
Solution Approach 2:
The hazardous explosive material is extracted into a separate second housing, isolated from the power supply in the first housing and the signal processing assembly in the third housing. This extraction of the hazardous component allows safe storage and transport of individual modules without requiring complete assembly, while the removed hazardous element is managed as a separate可控 component.
2Reliability
If assembly is performed on site rather than in factory, then safety during assembly is improved, but assembly time increases
Solution Approach 1:
The modular housings are pre-configured with their respective components (power supply, explosive material, signal processing assembly) and equipped with alignment features and conductive path structures before reaching the site. This preliminary preparation allows rapid on-site assembly through simple engagement of the housings, reducing assembly time while maintaining safety by keeping hazardous components separate until final assembly.
Solution Approach 2:
The segmented modular design with standardized interfaces enables quick connection of housings on site without requiring complex assembly procedures. Each housing is a self-contained module that can be independently prepared and then rapidly assembled by engaging the housings together, forming complete conductive paths for power and signal transmission.
3Adaptability or versatility
If electrical power is provided to the receiver and processor, then wireless signal processing capability is improved, but energy consumption increases
Solution Approach 1:
The power supply provides electrical energy periodically to the receiver and processor only when needed for receiving wireless commands and processing signals. The modular housing structure allows the power supply to be activated in periods corresponding to operational requirements rather than continuous operation, reducing overall energy consumption while maintaining full wireless signal processing capability when required.
Applied Scientific Principles
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Function Achieved in This Case
Facilitates safe storage and transport of hazardous components, enables efficient on-site assembly, and ensures reliable operation with wireless control and power management.
Implementation Method 1
The arrangement requires a receiver which can receive electromagnetic command signals which travel, at times, through rock
Implementation Method 2
a conductive path which extends through the second housing from the first housing to the third housing
Implementation Method 3
An initiator, which may be in the form of a suitably configured detonator, is also required. Electrical energy is needed to ignite the initiator
Data Source
AI summary
A wireless detonator arrangement wherein an initiator is positioned between a power supply and a housing which contains an explosive and through which extends conductors which connect a signal processor to the power supply and to the initiator.