Development Trends and Application Cases of Unmanned Drilling and Explosive-Charging Equipment by Global Manufacturers

Mingyeong Jang; Yosoon Choi

doi:10.32390/ksmer.2025.62.6.703

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Development Trends and Application Cases of Unmanned Drilling and Explosive-Charging Equipment by Global Manufacturers 글로벌 제조사의 무인 천공 및 장약 장비 개발 동향과 적용 사례

31 December 2025. pp. 703-716

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Abstract

This study reviews the technological development trends of unmanned drilling and explosive-charging equipment from major global manufacturers and summarizes representative field-deployment cases. Leading manufacturers are introducing teleoperated and increasingly autonomous drilling rigs and explosive-charging vehicles to keep workers away from hazardous zones. These systems integrate multiple sensors, including GNSS, LiDAR, and 3D scanners, to improve positioning accuracy, operational precision, and safety. The reported deployments indicate that such advances enable tighter drilling control, leading to improved fragmentation quality and productivity, while also contributing to reduced operating costs. These findings provide technical and operational insights for the future implementation of fully autonomous drilling and charging systems in smart-mining operations.

Keywords

unmanned drilling equipment

unmanned explosive-charging equipment

smart mining

본 연구에서는 주요 글로벌 제조사의 무인 천공 및 장약 장비 개발 동향과 현장 적용 사례를 기술적 관점에서 분석하였다. 주요 제조사들은 작업자를 위험 지역에 투입하지 않기 위해 원격조종 및 자율작업 기능을 갖춘 무인 천공 장비와 무인 장약 장비를 개발하고 있으며, GNSS, LiDAR, 3D 스캐너 등 다양한 센서를 융합하여 작업 정밀도와 운영 안전성을 향상하고 있다. 이러한 기술적 진전은 정밀한 천공 제어를 가능하게 하여 파쇄석 품질 향상과 생산성 증대로 이어졌고, 적용 사례 분석 결과 운영 비용 절감 효과도 보고되었다. 본 연구 결과는 발파 공정의 무인화가 실질적인 기술적 성과와 운영 효율성을 창출하고 있음을 보여주며, 스마트 마이닝 운영을 위한 완전 자율 천공 및 장약 시스템의 향후 구현에 있어 기술적·운영적 시사점을 제공한다.

키워드

무인 천공 장비

무인 장약 장비

스마트마이닝

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Publisher :The Korean Society of Mineral and Energy Resources Engineers
Publisher(Ko) :한국자원공학회
Journal Title :Journal of the Korean Society of Mineral and Energy Resources Engineers
Journal Title(Ko) :한국자원공학회지
Volume : 62
No :6
Pages :703-716
Received Date : 2025-11-17
Revised Date : 2025-12-15
Accepted Date : 2025-12-22
DOI :https://doi.org/10.32390/ksmer.2025.62.6.703

Journal of the Korean Society of Mineral and Energy Resources Engineers ISSN:2288-0291(Print) 2288-2790(Online) 한국자원공학회지

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