Grade Control for Excavators - SITECH Allegheny

Augmented Reality for Excavators

Operators can now view 3D models in a real-world environment at a true-life scale, in the context of existing surroundings. On the Trimble Earthworks Grade Control Platform display, the model is overlaid onto existing ground giving the operator a better understanding of the work that needs to be done. Visibility of the bucket gives operators better situational awareness to be able to keep surrounding people and objects safer. Users can easily understand 3D models, cut/fill information, slope data and other bench points and reference points in context, without the need to interpret complex 2D plans or stakes.

Introducing Undertime

Trimble Earthworks is designed to help you do more in less time. Reengineered from the ground up, our innovative, next generation grade control platform features intuitive, easy-to-learn software that runs on an Android operating system. And state-of-the-art software and hardware give operators of all skill levels the ability to work faster and more productively than ever before. Trimble Earthworks is now available in a subscription model with flexible terms to modernize your equipment with no large upfront cost.

3D Product

Applications
- Highway and railway construction
- Airport construction
- Concrete pours and slab placement
- Residential and commercial site construction
Configurations
- Single GNSS
  - Measures the position and slope of the blade and compares that to design data for fine grading on complex design surfaces
- Dual GNSS
  - Measures the exact position, cross slope and heading of the blade for fine grading on steep slopes and complex design surfaces
- Universal Total Station (UTS)
  - Total station based system for extreme accuracy for lift and layer control, material monitoring, or where GNSS is not the ideal solution because of overhead obstructions

2D Product

Applications
- Residential and commercial sites
- Road construction
- Trenches
- Ditches
- Finished slope work
- Dredging and waterways
- Digging footers and basements

Configurations
- Depth, Slope and Elevation Control
  - Highly flexible system for excavation, trenching, grading and profile work
- Depth and Slope with Bench Reference
  - Simply enter the desired depth and slope, or bench using your bucket. The system will provide guidance to a depth or slope based on distance from a known point or "bench" on the ground.
- Laser Reference
  - A rotating grade laser provides a reference plane across the job site.
- Laser Reference with Heading
  - The excavator can be rotated without the need to re-enter the desired depth and slope to maintain consistent accuracy.
- Depth and Slope with GNSS
  - Keep the easy to use Depth and Slope or Bench and Go workflows, and leverage GNSS to move around the site without having to use touch points or laser reference to carry your elevation. Rotate and maintain constant slopes as the GNSS also provides heading.

3D Grade Control for Excavators

Trimble 3D grade control can be installed on excavators with standard buckets or tilt buckets. Tilt rotator attachments are also supported.

Work in Any Environment

Use either GNSS or total stations
Measure the precise 3D position of the teeth of the bucket
A simple 2D GNSS Bench and Go workflow means no office software and no 3D models required
Work up to 20 meters underwater with a deep underwater kit
Quickly perform complex tasks and simplify finishing slopes with accurate 3D positioning
Shape V-ditches and operations where the excavator is digging a slope that is not perpendicular to the boom

Excavator Automatics

With Trimble Earthworks, you can now take advantage of the first integrated 3D aftermarket grade control automatics for excavators and tilt-rotator attachments. Excavators can work semi-automatically, allowing operators to create smooth, flat or sloped surfaces more easily. Achieve grade consistently, with high accuracy and in less time by automating excavator operation with Trimble Earthworks.