IMS Mobile
HPGPS DRILL GUIDANCE
Thunderbird is introducing its new Integrated
Mining System (IMS) which includes HPGPS
Drill Guidance for blasthole drills. This
product has been designed from the ground up
by an experienced team that has previously
been involved in the development of
production drill monitoring and GPS guidance
systems. This background has allowed the team
to design a system with many unique features
not available in competitive systems that will
provide its customers with a higher rate of
return on their investment.
IMS Mobile
IMS Mobile is a family of products with
options to include:
- Drill Monitoring for increased productivity
- Drill Guidance for more accurate drilling
- Augmented GPS for more drilling time
when satellites are unavailable
- Strata Recognition using Specific Energy
algorithms for improved blasting
- Rock Recognition for material blending
- Interface to any Windows device for viewing
of the drills or emailing by supervisors
- Supports radio remote tramming of drill
with second display
- Health monitoring for improved drill life
- Interface to drill PLC systems
- Camera ready for added safety
- Base platform for future upgrades to remote
or autonomous operation
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Interactive Operator Display
- State-of-the art user interface
- 3D views of pattern and drilled holes
- View rock strata of multiple holes in 3D
- Drag drill to any position on pattern
- Zoom-out to view all drill patterns
- Show bench terrain and contours
- Surface features including operator
warnings for ‘no entry” or danger zones
- Mine and/or operators can customize
screens to meet their specific requirements
Distributed Data
- Drill-to-Drill communication—operators
know the status of all holes and drills
- Show multiple drill locations
- Real-time office updates of drill data
- 2 Way email messaging
Augmented GPS
- Optional upgrade for guidance system
- Minimizes drill downtime due to GPS
outages, drilling close to high walls, or deep
pits
- Allows operator to continue drilling using
the navigation screen
Blasting Index
- Upgrade allows for monitoring of pulldown,
torque, RPM and air pressure, and the
calculation of Specific Energy Index
- Real-time display of rock strata
- Integration of drill data with blast design
software to improve blasts and reduce costs
Hardware
- 12.1” XGA Operator Display
- Commercial, off-the-shelf components
- Built-in Wi-Fi radio
- Small footprint
- Simplified installation
- Ease of serviceability
- Open standards
- 2 weeks of on-board data storage
IMS Central
- Open architecture and scheme
- Full suite of drill reports including operator
KPIs
- Microsoft SQL™ database
- Microsoft SQL Reporting Services™ used
for report generation
- SQL queries easily done
- Easy to export data to other databases
Why IMS Drill Guidance
- Based on mining industry needs and
requirements for enhanced drill productivity
and augmented guidance capabilities
- Open system standards and architecture to
permit the ready exchange of data and
messages between existing 3rd parties and
drill OEM systems
- Provides an affordable base monitoring and
HPGPS guidance platform that can be
incrementally upgraded to future higher
functionality (i.e. automation, teleoperation,
and autonomy) from 3rd party suppliers or
drill OEMs
- Capable of being deployed on an extensive
range of new or existing tri-cone or DTH
blasthole drill makes, models and sizes
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