Machine control
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In civil engineering, machine control is used to accurately position earthwork machinery based on 3D design models and GPS system, and thus aid machine operators to e.g. control the position of a road grader's blade[1]. Many machine control systems utilize the differential GPS system to streamline the process.
There are three dominant manufacturers of machine control systems: Trimble Navigation Limited, Topcon Positioning Systems and Leica Geosystems. In 2010, The Kellogg Report was published to serve as a resource for comparing the systems from these and other manufacturers.
References
- ^ Heikkilä, Rauno; Jaakkola, Mika (2003), "Intelligent Road Construction Site - Development of Automation into total Working Process of Finnish Road Construction" (PDF), 2003 Proceedings of the 20th ISARC, Eindhoven, Holland, retrieved November 8, 2010