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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 28, 2026
Filed:
Jul. 29, 2024
GE Infrastructure Technology Llc, Greenville, SC (US);
Alexander Kyle Duncan, Niskayuna, NY (US);
Katelyn Marie Angeliu, Schenectady, NY (US);
Justin Foehner, Schenectady, NY (US);
Todd William Danko, Niskayuna, NY (US);
GE Infrastructure Technology LLC, Greenville, SC (US);
Abstract
A control system for controlling a pipe navigation apparatus in a pipe includes a tether sensor configured to detect release of a tether from a tether guide device. The tether extending from the tether guide device to the pipe navigation apparatus. The control system further includes a traction sensor configured to detect a traction force between the pipe navigation apparatus and the pipe and a controller in communication with the tether sensor and the traction sensor. The controller is configured to automatically control the pipe navigation apparatus to adjust the traction force based on the detected release of the tether from the tether guide device.