Ground Engineering Apparatus and Method
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Abstract
A method is disclosed of controlling a ground engineering apparatus including an elongate member for creating a bore at a predetermined position and orientation. The method includes receiving a plurality of positional information signals relating to the apparatus, processing the positional information signals to generate positional data including a representation of the position and orientation of the elongate member relative to the predetermined position and orientation of the bore; and outputting a control signal for aligning the elongate member with the predetermined position and orientation of the bore. A ground engineering apparatus, computer apparatus, drilling rig and piling rig are also disclosed.
Claims40
A method of controlling a ground engineering apparatus, the apparatus including an elongate member for creating a bore at a predetermined position and orientation, and the method comprising:
- receiving a plurality of positional information signals relating to the apparatus;
- processing the positional information signals to generate positional data including a representation of the position and orientation of the elongate member relative to the predetermined position and orientation of the bore;
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- outputting a control signal for aligning the elongate member with the predetermined position and orientation of the bore.
A ground engineering apparatus, comprising:
- an elongate member for creating a bore at a predetermined position and orientation;
- at least one receiver for receiving a plurality of positional information signals;
- a processor for processing the positional information signals to generate positional data including a representation of the position and orientation of the elongate member relative to the predetermined position and orientation of the bore;
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- an output for outputting a control signal, in dependence on the processing, for aligning the elongate member with the predetermined position and orientation of the bore.
Ground engineering apparatus, comprising:
- an elongate member for creating a bore at a selected position and orientation, including an inertially damped sensor for outputting measurement data representing the orientation of the elongate member;
- a receiver for receiving at least one positional information signal relating to the apparatus;
- a processor for processing the measurement data and the or each positional information signal to generate positional data representing the position and orientation of the elongate member;
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- an output for outputting the positional data.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.