System and method for remote monitoring of drilling equipment
First Claim
1. A method of monitoring a mining drill, the method comprising:
- monitoring mining machine parameters of the mining drill;
determining, with a processor of the mining drill, a current operational state for the mining drill;
selecting, with the processor of the mining drill, a first set of parameter types based on the current operational state;
generating, with the processor of the mining drill, a state message indicating the current operational state of the mining drill and a parameter value for each parameter type of the first set of parameter types; and
transmitting, with the processor of the mining drill, the state message from the mining drill to a device for display to a user;
when the current operational state of the mining drill is a drill state;
determining, with the processor of the mining drill, when the mining drill reaches a plurality of progress thresholds while drilling a hole, each progress threshold representing a depth of the hole, andeach time the mining drill is determined to reach one of the progress thresholds;
selecting, with the processor of the mining drill, a second set of parameter types based on the drill state of the mining drill, wherein the second set of parameter types and the first set of parameter types are different,generating, with the processor of the mining drill, a drill context message including an indication of the drill state of the mining drill and a parameter value for each parameter type of the second set of parameter types, andtransmitting, with the processor of the mining drill, the drill context message from the mining drill to the device for display to the user.
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Abstract
A system and method for capturing information related to mining machine performance and making the information accessible to remote maintenance staff. The information can be used to generate alarms, determine a state of the machine, determine performance statistics for the machine, and identify problems with the machine that may require attention. The information can be provided in a state message and the data can be packaged as XML data or in a string format. The data associated with a message can be particular to the current state or context of the mining machine. That is, in the case of a rope shovel, different data may be included in a message generated in a swing state versus a message generated in a tuck state. In some instances, a message is generated when progress thresholds are satisfied, such as for each foot of drilling performed by a mining drill.
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20 Claims
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1. A method of monitoring a mining drill, the method comprising:
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monitoring mining machine parameters of the mining drill; determining, with a processor of the mining drill, a current operational state for the mining drill; selecting, with the processor of the mining drill, a first set of parameter types based on the current operational state; generating, with the processor of the mining drill, a state message indicating the current operational state of the mining drill and a parameter value for each parameter type of the first set of parameter types; and transmitting, with the processor of the mining drill, the state message from the mining drill to a device for display to a user; when the current operational state of the mining drill is a drill state; determining, with the processor of the mining drill, when the mining drill reaches a plurality of progress thresholds while drilling a hole, each progress threshold representing a depth of the hole, and each time the mining drill is determined to reach one of the progress thresholds; selecting, with the processor of the mining drill, a second set of parameter types based on the drill state of the mining drill, wherein the second set of parameter types and the first set of parameter types are different, generating, with the processor of the mining drill, a drill context message including an indication of the drill state of the mining drill and a parameter value for each parameter type of the second set of parameter types, and transmitting, with the processor of the mining drill, the drill context message from the mining drill to the device for display to the user. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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8. A mining machine monitor for monitoring a mining drill, the mining machine monitor comprising:
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a monitoring module that monitors mining machine parameters of the mining drill; a state machine module that determines that a current operational state for the mining drill; and a message generating module, implemented by a processor of the mining drill, that monitors progress of the mining drill in drilling a hole, selects a first set of parameter types based on the current operational state, generates a state message indicating the current operational state of the mining drill and a parameter value for each parameter type of the first set of parameter types, and transmits the state message from the mining drill to a device for display to a user, when the current operational state of the mining drill is a drill state; determines when the mining drill reaches a plurality of progress thresholds while drilling the hole, each progress threshold representing a depth of the hole, and each time the mining drill is determined to reach one of the progress thresholds; selects, with the processor of the mining drill, a second set of parameter types based on the drill state of the mining drill, wherein the second set of parameter types and the first set of parameter types are different, generates, with the processor of the mining drill, a drill context message including an indication of the drill state of the mining drill and a parameter value for each parameter type of the second set of parameter types, and transmits, with the processor of the mining drill, the drill context message from the mining drill to a device for display to a user. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. A mining machine monitor for monitoring a mining drill, the mining machine monitor comprising:
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a memory storing instructions; and a processor of the mining drill, the processor coupled to the memory and configured to execute the instructions to perform a set of functions, the set of functions including; monitoring mining machine parameters of a mining drill; determining a current operational state for the mining drill; selecting a first set of parameter types based on the current operational state; generating a state message indicating the current operational state of the mining drill and a parameter value for each parameter type of the first set of parameter types; and transmitting the state message from the mining drill to a device for display to a user; when the current operational state of the mining drill is a drill state; monitoring progress of the mining drill in drilling the hole, determining when the mining drill reaches a plurality of progress thresholds while drilling a hole, each progress threshold representing a depth of the hole, and each time the mining drill is determined to reach one of the progress thresholds; selecting a second set of parameter types based on the drill state of the mining drill, wherein the second set of parameter types and the first set of parameter types are different, generating a drill context message including an indication of the drill state of the mining drill and a parameter value for each parameter type of the second set of parameter types, and transmitting the drill context message from the mining drill to a device for display to a user. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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