Method and apparatus for monitoring the relative position of a cable boring head during a boring operation

摘要

To more accurately detect the position of a boring head (16) relative to a utility conveyance (22) during a boring operation, the conveyance carries a low power, pulsed signal. The signal is detectable only with a limited distance from the conveyance corresponding to a minimum allowable distance between the boring head and the conveyance. The boring head (16) carries at least one detector (28) for detecting the signal radiated by the cable. If the detector (28) detects the signal, then the boring head is too close and boring operation is interrupted.