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Innovative solutions from VÖGELE for working with 3D systems

3D MAChINE CONTROl SYSTEMS

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VÖGElE 3D control systems — grade and slope control and navigation with 3D sensorsThe use of 3D machine control systems in

earthworks is already common practice, but now

road pavers are also increasingly being equipped

with this technology. For their SUPER pavers,

VÖGELE offer the right solution to tackle every

application.

This starts with the full package of Navitronic Plus,

the unique non-contacting 3D control system which

not only provides for grade and slope control,

but also controls the screed's position and the

paver's direction of motion fully automatically

and with top precision. Another tried-and-tested

solution is Navitronic Basic. It offers all the same

performance features as Navitronic Plus with just

one exception: the paver's direction of motion

is manually controlled by the paver operator.

Navitronic Basic is available for wheeled and

tracked pavers.

And VÖGELE now also have a solution for the

simplest cases, when a 3D sensor is only used

for grade control: the new Niveltronic Plus 3D.

All VÖGELE 3D control systems have one common

trait: they all feature an “open port” so that any

common 3D positioning system used with other

machines from a contractor’s machine pool, can

be used for the road paver, too. The additional

investment in 3D control for asphalt paving is thus

significantly lower.

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Cost-effective, non-contacting 3D control systems for wheeled

and tracked VÖGELE pavers.

The complete range of 3D control is covered, from simple

grade control to fully automated

control of the screed's position

and the paver's direction of

motion.

Open port for the connection of

common 3D positioning systems

supports the use of known and

existing systems.

3D control systems operate with a virtual

reference. This eliminates the costly and

time-consuming set-up of tensioned wires

when preparing the job site.

The possibility of using existing survey data drastically reduces

the overall costs of survey work.

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Control:grade and slope

Niveltronic Plus 3D

Navitronic Basic

Navitronic Plus

Control:the screed’s position

Control: the paver’s direction of motion

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An overview of the 3D triad

niveltronic Plus 3DNiveltronic Plus 3D takes the Niveltronic Plus System for Automated Grade and Slope Control into the third dimension. Its 3D data interface

allows the use, not only of conventional sensors

such as sonic and mechanical sensors, but also of

3D sensors for grade control. To make this possible,

Niveltronic Plus 3D must be connected with an

external 3D control system.

Thanks to the open port, a range of different

positioning systems from renowned manufacturers

such as Leica, TopCon and Trimble are compatible.

With Niveltronic Plus 3D, road pavers can now use

3D sensors for grade and slope control.

navitronic PlusNavitronic Plus represents the highest configuration level in 3D control for road pavers. It offers the same performance features

as Navitronic Basic, meaning the grade and

slope and the screed's position are controlled

fully automatically. However, it additionally

controls the steering of the VÖGELE tracked

paver. This renders Navitronic Plus a true

3D machine control system, only offered by

VÖGELE.

Automatic control of the paver‘s direction of motionNavitronic Plus controls the steering of the paver

directly via the machine control system. This means

that the road paver, whose position is currently

picked up by the laser-based total station or GPS,

is guided fully automatically along the route’s

specified course. The paving team can monitor

the position of the paver and detect deviations,

if any, on the 3D control system’s display. The 3D

machine control system is a registered patent of

JOSEPH VÖGELE AG.

navitronic BasicNavitronic Basic represents the next dimension in 3D control. Its capabilities go far beyond

conventional grade and slope control – Navitronic

Basic also controls the screed's position fully

automatically.

Precise positioning of the screed by means of screed displacement sensorsIn order to achieve the highest level of paving

accuracy, the screed’s position is precisely controlled

through the intermediary of the screed’s extending

units. For this purpose, screed displacement sensors

on the extending units determine the current width

of the screed. The user then has two options: he

either defines the extreme left-hand or right-hand

end of the screed as a specified reference so that

the machine paves along this specified line, or he

sets a fixed pave width, which is precisely adhered

to over the full length of the section to be paved.

Thanks to the precision control of the extending

units, even deviations caused by the steering of

the paver can easily be compensated for by the

screed’s width control system.

With Navitronic Basic, the paver operator controls the

paver's direction of motion manually. The specified

route and the paver’s position are shown on the

display of the 3D machine control system and the

machine can thus be steered very precisely without

an artificial reference.

The 3D control systems are fully

integrated in the screed consoles.

Just like the paver operator, the screed operator, too, can focus his

attention on the paving process and its results. Grade and slope as well

as the pave width are controlled fully automatically by the 3D system.

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Economic advantages of the 3D control systems

The “open port” featured on all VÖGElE's 3D control systems delivers key economic

advantages. 3D positioning systems that are

already in use with a contractor's other machines

can be used for the road pavers, too, greatly

reducing the additional investment in 3D control

for asphalt paving. And there is another

cost-saving factor: existing survey data – for

instance those collected for earthworks – can also

be used for road surfacing, reducing the overall

costs for survey work accruing to the contractor.

Dispensing with the time-consuming survey work

also allows large areas, in particular, to be surfaced

a great deal faster with the VÖGELE 3D control

systems. This, in turn, also reduces the costs for

the contractor.

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For VÖGELE wheeled pavers

For VÖGELE tracked pavers

True 3D machine control

Use of digital planning data

Control accuracy in the millimetre range

Open port for connecting external 3D positioning systems

from well-known manufacturers

The control system provides for

Conventional grade and slope control

Fully automatic control of the screed’s position

Guided steering of the paver

Fully automatic steering of the paver

Components

3D data interface including software

Mast for mounting 3D receivers

Angle sensor for the mast

Sensors for picking up displacement

of the screed’s extending units

System requirements in SUPER pavers

VÖGELE Niveltronic Plus

Other components, such as laser-based total station

or GPS combined with a laser receiver

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The 3D control systems can be

connected to various positioning

systems from numerous

manufacturers via an open port.

An example of a laser-based total

station and prism: PaveSmart 3D

from Leica.

An example of a satellite-

supported system with GPS

receiver in combination with

a laser receiver: 3D-MC for

asphalt paving from Topcon.

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Applications

With Niveltronic Plus 3D, Navitronic Basic and Navitronic Plus, material can be paved precisely

without the need for tensioned wires. The VÖGELE

systems are hence particularly suitable for the

construction of roads where no surfaces or kerbs

are available as a reference.

They are recommended for use in large-scale projects

such as industrial areas, motorways, federal roads

and airport runways or projects with a tight schedule.

After all, non-contacting paving saves contractors

the trouble of survey work and tensioned wires.

Other applications include winding as well as hilly

roads with constantly varying slopes and the building

of complex surface profiles. Particularly when paving

banked curves or varying slopes, the automated

millimetre-precision control of the screed ensures

that the requirements on accuracy and evenness

are precisely met.

In other words, the greater precision of the 3D

technology delivers an immense improvement in

pavement quality and working efficiency on many

construction projects!

Construction of a new ballast bed, pave width 4.6m:Precise laying of 20cm-thick

ballast bed by a paver operating

at a speed of 1,200m/day using

Niveltronic Plus 3D. This method

is faster and more precise than

the use of a grader.

Structural rehabilitation of a motorway with a pave width of 3.8m:Navitronic Basic ensures precise

adherence to the pave width and

grade and slope control accuracy

of ± 2mm when paving a base

course and a binder course.

Construction of a new rural road, pave width 7m:Fully automatic placing of an

anti-freeze layer on a winding

route with frequent changes in

slope and without kerbs using

Navitronic Plus.

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