Caterpillar Global Mining Equipment LLC

Marcus U Bähtz

Timo Diekmann

Chinpei Tang

Vin J Varghese

Ross L Hoult

Samuel C Taylor

Andrew Wright

Display screen with graphical user interface

A control system for an automatic drilling tool changer apparatus for use with a drilling rig includes a drilling control device programmed with a control scheme for controlling the automatic drilling tool changer apparatus, and a user interface coupled to the drilling control device for initiating actions of the automatic drilling tool changer apparatus and for interactively monitoring a status of the automatic drilling tool changer apparatus. The control scheme includes steps for an automatic drilling tool change-out operation, and the drilling control device and the user interface are configured to communicate with the automatic drilling tool changer apparatus over a network.

Automatic control system and method for a drilling tool changer apparatus

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Duisburg, Germany

Marcus U Bähtz