Reference number : GC-2017-Q4-00749, amendment number : , agreement type : G, recipient legal name : Hassani, Faramarz (McGill University)|Hassani, Faramarz (Université McGill), recipient country : CA, recipient province : nan, recipient city : Quebec|Québec, recipient postal code : nan, program name english : Idea to Innovation, program name french : De l'idée à l'innovation, program purpose english : The proposed application aims to further develop our recently achieved approach for tricone drill bit condition_x000D_
monitoring in mining applications. The mining industry is moving toward automation and autonomous_x000D_
machinery for increasing the efficiency and precision in production. A successful automated blasthole drilling_x000D_
condition monitoring and control system is a vital step forward. Drilling and blasting are two preliminary tasks_x000D_
in large surface mining operations and constitute more than 15% of the total costs. Tricone bits are preferred in_x000D_
most rotary drilling applications for blasthole drilling in a surface mining operation. Bit wear and subsequent_x000D_
failure in the drill hole creates major delays in removing the detached cone(s) from the hole to avoid damage to_x000D_
the rock crusher equipment. Autonomous drilling would not be achievable without a machine-sensing system_x000D_
for recognizing when the drill bit is worn and requires replacing._x000D_
In previous study extensive drilling tests were conducted in ArcelorMittal's iron ore mine in Quebec as well as_x000D_
Teck's Highland Valley Copper mine in British Columbia. The blasthole drill rigs were instrumented and data_x000D_
were gathered. The vibration signal of a drill rig has been analyzed .The correlations between vibration signal_x000D_
behavior and bit wear state has been established._x000D_
The primary goal of this proposal is to design and build a Bit Condition Monitoring System (BCMS) by_x000D_
Laboratory as well as field tests on two typical Canadian hard-rocks and soft-rocks. This technological_x000D_
development could lead to cost saving and benefit to the Canadian mining operations. The most obvious_x000D_
benefit is that this will optimize a complete usage of bit life and remove the additional costs by preventing_x000D_
catastrophic failure. In addition, in the context of autonomous drilling to increase the productivity, BCMS will_x000D_
become a necessary requirement. There will also be an environmental benefit in the reduced energy_x000D_
consumption due to more efficient and improved drilling technology., program purpose french : The proposed application aims to further develop our recently achieved approach for tricone drill bit condition_x000D_
monitoring in mining applications. The mining industry is moving toward automation and autonomous_x000D_
machinery for increasing the efficiency and precision in production. A successful automated blasthole drilling_x000D_
condition monitoring and control system is a vital step forward. Drilling and blasting are two preliminary tasks_x000D_
in large surface mining operations and constitute more than 15% of the total costs. Tricone bits are preferred in_x000D_
most rotary drilling applications for blasthole drilling in a surface mining operation. Bit wear and subsequent_x000D_
failure in the drill hole creates major delays in removing the detached cone(s) from the hole to avoid damage to_x000D_
the rock crusher equipment. Autonomous drilling would not be achievable without a machine-sensing system_x000D_
for recognizing when the drill bit is worn and requires replacing._x000D_
In previous study extensive drilling tests were conducted in ArcelorMittal's iron ore mine in Quebec as well as_x000D_
Teck's Highland Valley Copper mine in British Columbia. The blasthole drill rigs were instrumented and data_x000D_
were gathered. The vibration signal of a drill rig has been analyzed .The correlations between vibration signal_x000D_
behavior and bit wear state has been established._x000D_
The primary goal of this proposal is to design and build a Bit Condition Monitoring System (BCMS) by_x000D_
Laboratory as well as field tests on two typical Canadian hard-rocks and soft-rocks. This technological_x000D_
development could lead to cost saving and benefit to the Canadian mining operations. The most obvious_x000D_
benefit is that this will optimize a complete usage of bit life and remove the additional costs by preventing_x000D_
catastrophic failure. In addition, in the context of autonomous drilling to increase the productivity, BCMS will_x000D_
become a necessary requirement. There will also be an environmental benefit in the reduced energy_x000D_
consumption due to more efficient and improved drilling technology., agreement title english : Development of Bit Condition Monitoring System (BCMS) for mine blasthole drilling, agreement title french : Development of Bit Condition Monitoring System (BCMS) for mine blasthole drilling, agreement number : I2IPJ, agreement value : 124900.0, agreement start date : 2018-01-10, agreement end date : nan, description english : nan, description french : nan, expected results english : nan, expected results french : nan, additional information english : Grant or Award spanning more than one fiscal year (2017-2018 to 2018-2019)., additional information french : Subvention ou bourse octroyée s'appliquant à plus d'un exercice financier (2017-2018 à 2018-2019)., owner organization : nserc-crsng, owner organization title : Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada | Conseil de recherches en sciences naturelles et en génie du Canada