It is a research paper from Switzerland's famous university ETH Zürich. Some data for the research has been reportedly supplied by Herrenknecht.
It is included in the November 2021 issue of Elsevier's Automation in Construction periodical
Decision support system for an intelligent operator of utility tunnel boring machines
Authors = Gabriel Rodriguez Garcia Gabriel Michau, Herbert H.Einstein, Olga Fink
Received 2 December 2020, Revised 21 July 2021, Accepted 6 August 2021, Available online 23 August 2021.
https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0926580521003319
https://www.miragenews.com/algorithms-as-decision-support-in-tunneling-645413/
Operators of tunnel boring machines must continuously make complex decisions under great uncertainty. AI algorithms can help with decision making and
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Decision support system for an intelligent operator of utility tunnel boring machines
www.sciencedirect.comIn tunnel construction projects, delays entail high costs. Thus, tunnel boring machine (TBM) operators aim for high advance rates without compromising…