Choose your level of automation / Choose your level of automation
Choose your level of automation
Correct positioning of the borehole offers potentially significant cost efficiencies. For optimal drill results, Atlas Copco offers the Advanced Boom Control (ABC) add-on function for RCS-equipped rigs. The ABC system is available with three levels of automation.
ABC Basic
In ABC Basic configuration, each rig boom is equipped with three sensors. Via RCS, these sensors show boom and feed position and angle on the operator display.
The simplest form of automation. The operator controls the maneuvering of boom and feed, as well as directing the feed to the borehole position based on data displayed on the control panel.
ABC Basic can usefully be upgraded to ABC Regular, the next level of automation.
ABC Regular
This level offers semi-automatic drilling. With the help of a predetermined drill plan – transferred to the rig’s display via a USB memory – the operator can position and direct the feed for precise drilling.
The drill plan and other data are created by the site office, using Tunnel Manager software, which is included with ABC Regular.
ABC Total
Fully-automated execution of a complete drill round according to the drill plan with drill sequences prepared in Tunnel Manager. The operator monitors the process.
Using the speed buttons on the rig’s display, the operator is nevertheless able to switch between manual, semi-automatic and fully-automatic positioning and drilling as and when required.
The Tunnel Manager software is included with ABC Total.
Compare the different automation levels
| ABC Basic | ABC Regular | ABC Total | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Compatibility | RCS | RCS | RCS |
| No marking of the tunnel face required | - | Yes | Yes |
| Position of boom and feed | Manual | Manual, RCS assisted | Automatic or manual |
| Display feed inclination | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Display feed look-out distance | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Tunnel Manager software | - | Yes | Yes |
| Logging of drill hole data | - | Yes | Yes |
| Automatic boom collision control | - | - | Yes |
| Monitoring collision risk of booms during boom positioning | - | - | During automatic positioning |
| Setting of common hole depth | - | Yes | Yes |
| Parallel holding of boom | Hydraulic | Hydraulic or electronic | Electronic |
| Upgradeable to higher level of ABC | ABC Regular | ABC Total | - |
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