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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 04, 2025
Filed:
Nov. 07, 2022
GE Vernova Infrastructure Technology, Greenville, SC (US);
Kirk D. Wallace, Glenville, NY (US);
Emad A. Andarawis, Ballston Lake, NY (US);
Deepak Trivedi, Halfmoon, NY (US);
Brian J. Scherer, Schenectady, NY (US);
GE VERNOVA INFRASTRUCTURE TECHNOLOGY, Greenville, SC (US);
Abstract
A system includes a tunneling device including a body assembly configured to move through an interior cavity of a tunnel. The system also includes a distributed communication and sensing system and a controller. The distributed communication and sensing system includes a first beacon coupled to the body assembly, and a second beacon positioned outside of the tunnel. The second beacon is communicatively coupled to the first beacon. The controller is configured to compare a first signal transmitted by the first beacon to a second signal transmitted by the second beacon, determine an environmental characteristic of the tunnel based on the first signal and the second signal, and determine an operating parameter for the tunneling device based on the environmental characteristic.