Control of an excavation apparatus

A method and apparatus for controlling an excavator having a frame (30), engine (40), ground supports (170,20) and an excavation boom (100) with an excavating drum (130,140). The method includes fixing the orientation of the boom (100) relative to gravity to approximately control the shape of an exc...

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Hauptverfasser: VANDER HART, MIKE, COOPER, MARK, HAWKS, DAN, WHITTEN, DEAN
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Sprache:eng ; fre ; ger
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Zusammenfassung:A method and apparatus for controlling an excavator having a frame (30), engine (40), ground supports (170,20) and an excavation boom (100) with an excavating drum (130,140). The method includes fixing the orientation of the boom (100) relative to gravity to approximately control the shape of an excavated ground plane (180).