The wireless functionality takes the form of Cattron’s black channel, encrypted RF protocol, making the XBMCU a gateway for machine data and control to safely travel over the air for a truly wireless ...

When designing monitoring or control devices that will communicate over wireless networks, there are currently two alternatives to consider: IEEE 802.11 a/b/g WLAN (Wireless Local Area Network) and ...

The pace of innovation continues at an exponential rate. “In the past couple of years, we have seen tremendous growth in the adoption of machine grade control solutions,” says Sean Mairet, product ...

Caterpillar's Cat Command Remote Control is now available for the 374 and 395 crawler excavators and the D5, D6, and D7 crawler dozers. The system is designed to remove operators from potentially ...

Machine control technologies range from 2D and 3D grade control to automation, robotic control, and augmented reality. GPS/3D control – eliminating the need for placing stringline by hand – is ...

Guidance and precision control, the base elements of modern machine control for construction, have continued to evolve since broad productization began in the mid-1990s. However, the value proposition ...