AUTONOMOUS TUNNEL CLEANING SYSTEM

An autonomous tunnel cleaning system (ATCS) (10) has a guidance system (12) and a cleaning apparatus (14). The guidance system (12) is capable of guiding the cleaning apparatus (14) along at least a portion of a tunnel (16). The cleaning apparatus is capable of autonomously travelling along the tunn...

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1. Verfasser:	JONES, Stuart Fenton
Format:	Patent
Sprache:	eng ; fre ; ger
Schlagworte:	CLEANING BEACHES CLEANING OF PERMANENT WAYS CONSTRUCTION OF ROADS, RAILWAYS, OR BRIDGES DISPERSING EARTH DRILLING FIXED CONSTRUCTIONS FOG IN GENERAL GALLERIES LARGE UNDERGROUND CHAMBERS MINING SHAFTS STREET CLEANING TUNNELS
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Zusammenfassung:	An autonomous tunnel cleaning system (ATCS) (10) has a guidance system (12) and a cleaning apparatus (14). The guidance system (12) is capable of guiding the cleaning apparatus (14) along at least a portion of a tunnel (16). The cleaning apparatus is capable of autonomously travelling along the tunnel (16) under guidance of the guidance system (12). The cleaning apparatus (14) cleans a length of the tunnel (16) while it travels along the tunnel. The cleaning apparatus (14) has a brushing member (34) and a fluid delivery system (36). The fluid delivery system (36) includes tanks (46, 48) and spray manifolds (56) and (58). The fluid delivery system (36) operates to deliver fluid onto the wall (18) in advance of and/or trailing the brushing member (34). A refilling system (84) enables automatic refiling of tanks (46), and (48) as the ATCS (10) travels along the tunnel.