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2005-06-28

2005-06-28

Walker, Zakiya (Department: 3672)

Boring or penetrating the earth

Automatic control

Of boring means including a below-ground drive prime mover

C175S045000, C175S061000, C702S009000

Reexamination Certificate

active

06910541

ABSTRACT:
A system and method for controlling an HDD machine to move a cutting tool along an underground path in accordance with a pre-established bore plan. Cutting tool movement is detected from above-ground. During HDD machine operation, one or more control programs are accessed. Each of the control programs can cause the HDD machine to execute a sequence of pre-defined HDD machine actions. A particular control program of the one or more control programs is executed to augment movement of a drill pipe or the cutting tool.

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