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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 08, 2014
Filed:
Jun. 03, 2009
Jussi Puura, Tampere, FI;
Markus Saarela, Tampere, FI;
Jouko Muona, Nokia, FI;
Tommi Säleniemi, Tampere, FI;
Tatu Hautala, Tampere, FI;
Jukka Osara, Tampere, FI;
Pertti Koivunen, Tampere, FI;
Pekka Laine, Toijala, FI;
Jussi Puura, Tampere, FI;
Markus Saarela, Tampere, FI;
Jouko Muona, Nokia, FI;
Tommi Säleniemi, Tampere, FI;
Tatu Hautala, Tampere, FI;
Jukka Osara, Tampere, FI;
Pertti Koivunen, Tampere, FI;
Pekka Laine, Toijala, FI;
Sandvik Mining and Construction Oy, Tampere, FI;
Abstract
A method and equipment for displaying holes to be drilled when drilling holes into rock with a rock-drilling rig having control equipment and a display belonging thereto and measuring means for defining the direction and position of a drill rod, by using a pre-designed drilling plan defined in a three-dimensional coordinate system, in which a starting point (to) and end point (to) is defined for each hole to be drilled. A base plane running through the end point (to) of the hole and parallel to the projection plane is defined for each hole (to), and a projection of the intersection of a hole or its extension created when drilling in accordance with the current location of the drill rod and the defined base plane is displayed with a graphical location symbol on the projection plane.