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US 2026/0168610 A1Published application
Method for operating an implement in a pipeline, and implement
OwnerIngo Nee, Matthias Groteinventors
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A method is provided for operating a working apparatus in a pipeline having a medium flowing in an axial direction. The untethered working apparatus is moved in the pipeline passively by the medium in a flow direction of the pipeline or is moved in the pipeline actively by a drive means. The working apparatus, which has a computing unit, records items of surroundings information in the pipeline by at least one surroundings sensor. In the computing unit of the working apparatus, the items of surroundings information are automatedly evaluated and, in the evaluation of the items of surroundings information, which are recorded surroundings sensors, at least one feature of the pipeline is identified.
A method for operating a cable-unconnected implement in a pipeline, the pipeline being provided with or to be provided with a medium flowing in an axial direction, the method comprising the steps of:
An implement, comprising:
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