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A Survey of Automation in Excavation

Journal Article, Journal of the Mining and Materials Processing Institute of Japan, Vol. 112, No. 8, pp. 497 - 504, August, 1996

Abstract

A recent trend towards greater automation of earth-moving machines such as dozers, loaders and backhoes reflects a larger movement in the construction industry to improve efficiency. This document reviews related work in various disciplines drawn upon by researchers-soil mechanics, computer graphics, remote sensing/control, kinematics of machines, dynamics, statistics, optimization and decision theory. In conclusion, this paper examines various automated excavators and classifies them by their level of autonomy.

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BibTeX

@article{Singh-1996-14199,
author = {Sanjiv Singh},
title = {A Survey of Automation in Excavation},
journal = {Journal of the Mining and Materials Processing Institute of Japan},
year = {1996},
month = {August},
volume = {112},
number = {8},
pages = {497 - 504},
}