Abstract
A method for the automatic blade control of a road scraper is presented
in this paper.The benefits of automatic control are easier and faster
operation of the road scraper, better work quality and cost savings.To be able
to control the blade of the road scraper in a cartesian coordinate system the
inverse kinematics of the road scraper have to be solved.Simulation was used
for measuring the accuracy of the height and cross slope control using the
different blade control systems.Simulation was also used for testing different
alternatives in the design of a physical prototype of the blade control
system based on the inverse kinematics solution.Applications of the inverse
kinematics solution are coordinated manual operation and fully automatic blade
control.In fully automatic control the position of the blade is measured
using a servotachymeter.Measured information is compared with the numerical
road design data, and the control system calculates the desired position for
the cutting blade of the road scraper.
| Original language | English |
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| Title of host publication | Proceedings Scandinavian Symposium on Robotics 1999 |
| Place of Publication | Oulu |
| Pages | 232-239 |
| Publication status | Published - 1999 |
| MoE publication type | B3 Non-refereed article in conference proceedings |
| Event | Scandinavian Symposium on Robotics 1999 - Oulu, Finland Duration: 14 Oct 1999 → 15 Oct 1999 |
Conference
| Conference | Scandinavian Symposium on Robotics 1999 |
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| Country/Territory | Finland |
| City | Oulu |
| Period | 14/10/99 → 15/10/99 |
Keywords
- simulation
- inverse kinematics
- road scraper control