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Method and software product for designing drilling pattern for rock cavity excavation

US8548609B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateSep 19, 2008
Grant dateOct 1, 2013
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Expiry dateApr 27, 2030

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  • Technology area (CPC G)Physics
  • CPC primaryG06F30/00
  • WIPO fieldCivil engineering
  • WIPO sectorOther fields

Abstract

A method for designing a drilling pattern for rock cavity excavation and a software product implementing the method. The drilling pattern is created by means of a design program. The drilling pattern defines several starting points of drill holes in a navigation plane, end points of the drill holes on the bottom of a round and further the directions and lengths of the drill holes. The face of the round is designed to have a desired shape by determining the locations of the end points for the desired face profile. A three-dimensional face profile is entered into the design program, which subsequently places end points to the face profile automatically.

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