Control systems and methods to enable autonomous drilling

Buerger, Stephen; Mazumdar, Anirban; Spencer, Steven James; Blada, Timothy James; Su, Jiann-Cherng; Wright, Elton K.; Foris, Adam; Raymond, David W.

Title: Control systems and methods to enable autonomous drilling

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A system or method for drilling includes autonomously controlling a rotary or percussive drilling process as it transitions through multiple materials with very different dynamics. The method determines a drilling medium based on real-time measurements and comparison to prior drilling data, and identifies the material type, drilling region, and approximately optimal setpoint based on data from at least one operating condition. The controller uses these setpoints initially to execute an optimal search to maximize performance by minimizing mechanical specific energy.

Inventors:: Buerger, Stephen; Mazumdar, Anirban; Spencer, Steven James; Blada, Timothy James; Su, Jiann-Cherng; Wright, Elton K.; Foris, Adam; Raymond, David W.

Issue Date:: 2021-01-26

Research Org.:: Sandia National Lab. (SNL-NM), Albuquerque, NM (United States)

Sponsoring Org.:: USDOE National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA)

OSTI Identifier:: 1805423

Patent Number(s):: 10900343

Application Number:: 15/880,109

Assignee:: National Technology & Engineering Solutions of Sandia, LLC (Albuquerque, NM)

DOE Contract Number:: NA0003525

Resource Type:: Patent

Resource Relation:: Patent File Date: 01/25/2018

Country of Publication:: United States

Language:: English

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                    Buerger, Stephen, Mazumdar, Anirban, Spencer, Steven James, Blada, Timothy James, Su, Jiann-Cherng, Wright, Elton K., Foris, Adam, and Raymond, David W. Control systems and methods to enable autonomous drilling.  United States: N. p., 2021. 
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                    Buerger, Stephen, Mazumdar, Anirban, Spencer, Steven James, Blada, Timothy James, Su, Jiann-Cherng, Wright, Elton K., Foris, Adam, & Raymond, David W. Control systems and methods to enable autonomous drilling.  United States.

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                    Buerger, Stephen, Mazumdar, Anirban, Spencer, Steven James, Blada, Timothy James, Su, Jiann-Cherng, Wright, Elton K., Foris, Adam, and Raymond, David W. Tue .  
        "Control systems and methods to enable autonomous drilling".  United States.  https://www.osti.gov/servlets/purl/1805423.

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