Komatsu Advances Blade-Control Technology

摘要

Komatsu, in collaboration with Topcon, has introduced a new automated blade-control system, Intelligent Machine Control, on its D61i-23 crawler dozers. The new system involves two major engineering aspects: packaging system components entirely within the base machine, and making the system intelligent enough to work in its automated mode from the first rough-cut pass to the final finishing pass. Significant productivity gains for both experienced and less-experienced operators are the result, says Komatsu. First, the company has integrated all the external hardware of a typical aftermarket automated blade-control system into the machine. Gone are the blade-mounted GNSS (Global Navigation Sat-ellite System) antenna (with its mast, cables and brackets), as well as blade-mounted orientation sensors.