Abstract:
The controlled electromagnetic induction detonation system for initiation of a detonatable material system null(10)null includes an automated radio charge (ARCH) module connectable to an electric detonator null(24)null, a transducer module null(14)null for providing operational power by electromagnetic induction to the ARCH module null(18)null, and a remote controller null(12)null for sending instructions to the transducer module null(14)null from a location remote from the detonator null(24)null. Upon completion of an arming sequence, the transducer module null(14)null generates an electromagnetic field which is picked up by a coil in the ARCH module null(18)null and used to power the ARCH module null(18)null and provide a detonation current for the detonator null(24)null. The transducer module null(14)null or at least a coil thereof which produces the electromagnetic field is supported on or in a stemming bar null(16)null which in turn acts as a core of an electromagnet confining the magnetic flux for pick up by the ARCH module null(18)null. Multilevel access control and interlock systems operate between the remote controller null(12)null, transducer unit null(14)null and the ARCH module null(18)null to reduce the likelihood of unintentional initiation of the detonator null(24)null.