Machine control

<p>In <a href="/facts/Civil_engineering/avh5kEq2">civil engineering</a>, machine control is used to accurately position <a href="/facts/Earthworks_(engineering)/V3d50xNd">earthwork</a> machinery based on 3D design models and <a href="/facts/GPS_in_the_Earthmoving_Industry/bDmSB3uu">GPS systems</a>, and thus aid machine operators to e.g. control the position of a road <a href="/facts/Grader/TwnMRNgx">grader</a>'s blade. Many machine control systems utilize the <a href="/facts/Real_Time_Kinematic/MrlAvKU4">Real Time Kinematic (RTK) system</a> to improve the positioning accuracy.
</p><p>There are six dominant manufacturers of machine control systems: <a href="https://www.idig-system.com/">iDig</a>, <a href="/facts/Leica_Geosystems/jGPWM4bJ">Leica Geosystems</a>, MOBA Mobile Automation AG, <a href="/facts/Trimble_Navigation/4RbaSM9V">Trimble Navigation</a> Limited, Unicontrol and <a href="/facts/Topcon/a7ovVeA1">Topcon</a> Positioning Systems. In 2010, The Kellogg Report was published to serve as a resource for comparing the systems from these and other manufacturers.
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Machine control