Illustrated here are the two basic types of satellite-based earthmoving systems. The motor grader is equipped with a machine-control system, and the worker is carrying a Topcon Pocket 3D ...

Boeing [NYSE: BA] today reported the continuing success of its Global Positioning Satellite (GPS) ground control system that operates the on-orbit constellation of 32 GPS satellites built by Boeing ...

Piloting a fighter jet, removing a brain tumor, programing a particle accelerator, and operting a hydraulic excavator all require a high level of skill. Quick thinking, eye-hand coordination, and ...

The Global Positioning System, or GPS, is a network of orbiting satellites that broadcasts a continuous stream of precise position details to earth, allowing GPS receivers to determine users’ exact ...

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 ...

Raytheon has completed a key test milestone in developing the U.S. Air Force’s next-generation GPS ground control segment, dubbed OCX, proving its ability to securely transfer information between ...

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 ...

The U.S. Space Force has accepted delivery of RTX Corp.'s (NYSE:RTX) ground control network for the military's constellation of GPS satellites, following years of delay and massive cost overruns to ...