Drilling apparatus and methods
Patent
Title | Drilling apparatus and methods |
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Type | Patent |
Authors | Brett, Peter (Author), Taylor, Robin (Author), Proops, David (Author), Coulson, Chris (Author) and Griffiths, Mansel V. (Author) |
Patent/Trademark Applicant | Aston University, United Kingdom |
Patent/Trademark Number | US8463421 B2 |
Countries in Which Patented/Trademarked | United States of America |
Number of Pages | 12 |
Year | 2013 |
Web Address (URL) | http://www.google.com/patents/US8463421 |
Abstract | The present invention provides a method of drilling a hole in a workpiece in order to control breakthrough of the workpiece comprising the steps of: a) initiating contact between a drill bit of a drill unit and the workpiece; b) operating the drill unit to rotate the drill bit to drill the workpiece; c) during drilling of the workpiece measuring the force, F and torque, T, experienced by the drill bit; d) calculating a variable F′, based on the measured force, F, representing the rate of change of F; e) calculating a variable, T′ based on the measured torque, T, representing the rate of change of T; f) calculating a variable F' representing the rate of change of F′; g) calculating a variable T' representing the rate of change of T'; h) detecting the onset of breakout of the workpiece by use of the variables F′, F', T′ and T'; i) thereby controlling the speed of rotation of the drill bit during breakthrough of the workpiece to control the degree of breakout of the drill bit from the workpiece. A drilling system is also disclosed. |
Keywords | drilling apparatus; drill bit |
ANZSRC Field of Research 2020 | 401799. Mechanical engineering not elsewhere classified |
Byline Affiliations | Aston University, United Kingdom |
Institution of Origin | University of Southern Queensland |
https://research.usq.edu.au/item/q450w/drilling-apparatus-and-methods
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