Real-time simulation of earthmoving projects using automated machine guidance

ISARC 2013 - 30th International Symposium on Automation and Robotics in Construction and Mining, Held in Conjunction with the 23rd World Mining Congress

Volumn , Issue , 2013, Pages 718-730

  Vahdatikhaki, F ^a   Hammad, A ^a   Setayeshgar, S ^a  

^a Dept of Electrical and Computer Engineering   (Canada)

Author keywords

4D modeling; Automated Machine Control Guidance; Real time simulation

Indexed keywords

ROBOTICS; SIMULATION PLATFORM; STOCHASTIC CONTROL SYSTEMS; STOCHASTIC SYSTEMS; UNCERTAINTY ANALYSIS;

AUTOMATED MACHINES; CONSTRUCTION METHOD; CONSTRUCTION PHASIS; ENVIRONMENTAL CHANGE; PROACTIVE MONITORING; REAL TIME SIMULATIONS; SIMULATION TECHNIQUE; TRACKING TECHNOLOGY;

PROJECT MANAGEMENT;

EID: 84893601209     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.22260/isarc2013/0079     Document Type: Conference Paper

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