Method for controlling initiation of a detonator
AssigneeRedbull Powder Co. Limited
InventorsPeter Johnston, John Keir Russell
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Abstract
A method for controlling the initiation of an electronic detonator when located in surrounding ground, the method comprising the steps of: measuring the actual spatial position of the said detonator in relation to one or more adjacent detonators; and calculating the time of initiation of the said detonator based upon its actual spatial position.
Claims19
A method for controlling the initiation of an electronic detonator when located in surrounding ground, the method comprising the steps of:
- locating the said detonator and one or more adjacent detonators in the ground using a pre-determined planned positional relationship;
- measuring the deviation between an actual located position and the predetermined planned position of the said detonator in the ground;
- and
- calculating the time of initiation of the said detonator based upon the deviation.
A system for controlling the initiation of an electronic detonator when located in surrounding ground with one or more adjacent detonators, the system comprising:
- measuring means for measuring the deviation distance between an actual located position of the said detonator and a pre-determined planned position of the detonator in the ground;
- and
- calculating means for calculating the time of initiation of the said detonator based upon the deviation.
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