METHOD AND DEVICE FOR CONTROLLING A ROCK DRILL RIG

摘要

A method and a device for controlling a drill rig (1) which includes a ca rrier vehicle with at least one feed-beam (3), wherein a drill machine (2) i s movable to-and-fro, wherein rig parameters are set by a control unit (6) a nd wherein each one of a plurality of operating modes (M1-M6) includes speci fied operating settings for different operating parameters of the rig. Each operating mode (M1-M6) is selectable such that operation of the rig is relat ed to a particular type of rock, in which drilling is to be performed, and e ach operating mode (M1-M6) includes operating settings that are adapted to t he prevailing type of rock. The invention also concerns a drill rig.