Automating your World: Configuring your machine for successful 3D machine control

Welcome to the third Automating your World column, a series of advice articles by Aptella’ technical experts. In this series of articles, we look at the various aspects of machine control solutions. Look at any job site and you can immediately tell whether or not the contractor is taking advantage of 3D grade control: The ubiquitous masts sticking up from the blades of the machines give them away instantly. They are on graders, dozers, scrapers and excavators and are now a common sight on Australian job sites. But why is it that some machines have a single mast and others have two? Is there a difference between the systems? Is one better than the other? How do I