Control systems and methods to enable autonomous drilling [electronic resource]
A system or method for drilling includes autonomously controlling a rotary or percussive drilling process as it transitions through multiple materials with very different dynamics. The method determines a drilling medium based on real-time measurements and comparison to prior drilling data, and iden...
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| Format: | Government Document Electronic eBook |
| Language: | English |
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Washington, D.C. : Oak Ridge, Tenn. :
United States. National Nuclear Security Administration ; Distributed by the Office of Scientific and Technical Information, U.S. Department of Energy,
2021.
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| Summary: | A system or method for drilling includes autonomously controlling a rotary or percussive drilling process as it transitions through multiple materials with very different dynamics. The method determines a drilling medium based on real-time measurements and comparison to prior drilling data, and identifies the material type, drilling region, and approximately optimal setpoint based on data from at least one operating condition. The controller uses these setpoints initially to execute an optimal search to maximize performance by minimizing mechanical specific energy. |
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| Item Description: | Published through Scitech Connect. 01/26/2021. "10,900,343." "Other: 15/880,109." Buerger, Stephen; Mazumdar, Anirban; Spencer, Steven James; Blada, Timothy James; Su, Jiann-Cherng; Wright, Elton K.; Foris, Adam; Raymond, David W.; |
| Physical Description: | Medium: ED : digital, PDF file. |