Sandvik Mining and Construction Oy

Heikki Tapola

Juha Lassila

Eemeli Haverinen

Tuomo Hirsikangas

Mervi Avelin

Severi Eerola

Janne Viitala

Petri Suomi

Mika Selin

An apparatus, method and computer program product arranged for receiving information on a target position of a drilling rig, receiving status information relating to the drilling rig, calculating, based on the status information, at least a first route according to a first approach type and a second route according to a second approach type to the target position, and selecting, based on at least one criterion, the calculated first route or the calculated second route.

Selecting a route

An apparatus, a method for positioning a rock drilling, and a rock drilling rig is provided. The rock drilling rig includes a mobile drilling platform and a drilling mast connected to the drilling platform. The drilling platform is levelled vertically before initiating drilling. The apparatus determines the needed vertical levelling requirement. The levelling causes displacement of a drilling tool line passing through a drilling tool. The apparatus estimates the displacement and provides aid for the operator to position the drilling platform in order to compensate for the estimated displacement distance.

Apparatus and method for positioning rock drilling rig

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Tampere, Finland

Heikki Tapola