Automatic smoothness control for asphalt paver

A paving machine can include a frame; a screed coupled to the frame; a plurality of sensors to scan a surface of an asphalt mat behind the screed; and a controller coupled to the plurality of sensors, the controller configured to determine a smoothness of the asphalt mat and to make changes to one o...

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Hauptverfasser: Thiesse, Ryan T, Nelson, Ryan J
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Zusammenfassung:A paving machine can include a frame; a screed coupled to the frame; a plurality of sensors to scan a surface of an asphalt mat behind the screed; and a controller coupled to the plurality of sensors, the controller configured to determine a smoothness of the asphalt mat and to make changes to one or more paving characteristics of the paving machine to improve the smoothness of the asphalt mat.