CONTINUOUS LIVE TRACKING SYSTEM FOR PLACEMENT OF CUTTING ELEMENTS

摘要

A method of manufacturing a drill bit or other oil-field tool includes aligning a cutting element support structure or a support structure for an alternative tool element to an image of a computer-generated model of a drill bit assembly or a computer-generated model of an alternative tool assembly. The method further includes placing a tool element on the support structure and comparing the placement of the tool element on the support structure to the placement of a model of the tool element on the image of the model of the tool assembly using real-time continuous deviation feedback. The method also includes adjusting the placement of the tool element on the element support structure to match the placement of the model of the tool element on the image of the model of the tool assembly and joining the tool element to the support structure.

主权项

1. A method of manufacturing a drill bit assembly, the method comprising:
positioning a cutting element on a cutting element support structure of the drill bit assembly; using an imaging system to acquire and compare a relative position of the cutting element on the cutting element support structure to a relative position of a computer-generated model of the cutting element on a computer-generated model of the cutting element support structure using real-time, continuous visual feedback; in response to the real-time, continuous visual feedback, adjusting a position of the cutting element on the cutting element support structure to an adjusted position that matches the relative position of the computer-generated model of the cutting element on the computer-generated model of the cutting element support structure; and joining the cutting element to the cutting element support structure at the adjusted position.