Topcon Positioning Systems’ new machine-control system, 3D-MC2, can increase dozer speed for grading up to 200% or more while providing unprecedented smoothness in second or third gear.
Topcon used algorithms, satellite signal filters, arithmetic formulas and the scientists and engineers at its global technology centers, all working together, to accomplish the development.
The system overcomes lag, which can force the dozer to travel more slowly or can cause corrections to happen too late, affecting accuracy. The system speed has been increased by a factor of 10, allowing the dozer to travel at twice the speed it could before, with improved accuracy.