Remote control for a drilling machine
First Claim
1. A tracking system for use with a horizontal directional drilling machine to monitor the position of a beacon, the tracking system comprising:
- a signal detector to detect a tracking signal transmitted by the beacon;
an enable signal generator adapted to generate a drilling machine enable signal; and
a transmitter assembly to transmit the drilling machine enable signal and the tracking signal to the horizontal directional drilling machine.
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Abstract
A method and apparatus for remotely controlling a machine. A remote operator controls a tracking device including a signal system for selectively emitting a remote enable signal. The remote enable signal is relayed to a control system for the machine. The control system is proximate to the machine and is adapted to enable at least one action of the machine upon detecting the remote enable signal. The machine is also adapted to disable the same action of the drilling machine upon detecting an absence of the remote enable signal for a predetermined number of intervals, each interval being of a preselected duration.
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1. A tracking system for use with a horizontal directional drilling machine to monitor the position of a beacon, the tracking system comprising:
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a signal detector to detect a tracking signal transmitted by the beacon;
an enable signal generator adapted to generate a drilling machine enable signal; and
a transmitter assembly to transmit the drilling machine enable signal and the tracking signal to the horizontal directional drilling machine.
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