SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR NON-CONTACT BORING

WIPO Patent Application WO/2022/026835

A3

Disclosed are systems and methods to bore or tunnel through various geologies in an autonomous or substantially autonomous manner including one or more non-contact boring elements that direct energy at the bore face to remove material from the bore face through fracture, spallation, and removal of the material. Systems can automatically execute methods to control a set of boring parameters that affect the flux of energy directed at the bore face. Systems can further automatically execute the methods to: monitor, direct, maintain, and/or adjust a set of boring controls, including for example a standoff distance between the system and the bore face, a temperature of exhaust gases directed at the bore face, a removal rate of material from the bore face, and/ or a thermal or topological characterization of the bore face during boring operations.

ABRAMS KIMBERLY (US)
TORRES SHIVANI (US)
WRIGHT IAN (US)
MOSAVAT KAMYAR (US)
MORIDIAN BARZIN (US)
DOBROWOLSKI ARIELLE (US)
TKACHENKO ARTEM (US)
DICKE MOLLY (US)
STRANGEWAY MATTHEW (US)
LI MENSON (US)
BENSON RYAN (US)
LINK RANDY (US)
BAID NIMIT (US)
WRIGHT MATTHEW (US)

PCT/US2021/043910

March 03, 2022

July 30, 2021

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ARCBYT INC (US)

E21B7/15; B23K10/00; E21B7/14; E21C37/00; E21C37/18; H05H1/50

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GUSEV, Vladimir Y. (US)

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