mTBM-Guidance

Advanced ranged navigation system for microtunnelling boring machines

Funding: Eurohinca

2009- 2011

An extended-range navigation system for microtunnelling boring machines is being developed upon the directives of the client in order to improve the overall process.
Nowadays underground construction requires improvements in several issues to become the first choice when civil projects for water pipes, waste waters, and other services infrastructures are executed. One of the most consolidated build's process without trenchless, makes use of microtunnelling machines. To assure competitiviness one of the critical issues is the navigation of the drilling machine under the soil. Traditional laser based systems haven't got enough range and requires periodical recalibration of topography during the machine travel. An extended-range navigation system for microtunnelling boring machines is being developed upon the directives of the client in order to improve the overall process.

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Journal publications
- A.Jardón; J.G.Víctores; S.Martínez; C.Balaguer. Experience acquisition simulator for operating microtuneling boring machines. Automation in Construction. [pdf]. [bib]. [online] http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.autcon.2011.12.002. Vol. 23. No. 0. pp.33-46. 2012.
Conference publications
- A.Jardón; S.Martínez; J.G.Víctores; C.Balaguer. Extended range guidance system for micro-tunnelling machine Autores A Jardon, S Martinez, JG Victores, M Marti, C Balaguer Fecha de publicación Nombre de la revista Gerontechnology Volumen 11 Número 2 Páginas 326 Descripción Extended range guidance system for micro-tunnelling machine.. International Symposium for Automation and Robotics in Construction 2012(ISARC2012). . Eindhoven. The Netherlands. Jun, 2012.

Updated on 2012-12-18 by Alberto Jardón

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