XCMG robots complete highway project

By Mike Hayes18 October 2021

‘Largest unmanned road construction fleet ever seen’ resurfaces one of China’s busiest roads

XCMG’s autonomous road construction fleet at work on the Nanjing-Shanghai expressway. Image courtesy XCMG

The world’s ‘largest ever’ autonomous road construction fleet has been deployed to complete a maintenance project on China’s busy Nanjing-Shanghai expressway.

Chinese construction equipment giant XCMG put ten autonomous tandem rollers and two unmanned large-width pavers to work on the resurfacing project, with the fleet controlled by the BeiDou satellite positioning reference station. Unlike GPS, China’s BeiDou system uses an array of satellites in geostationary earth orbit to offer accurate navigational control.

On the Nanjing-Shanghai road project, Jiangsu Xiandai Road & Bridge Company used the technology to allow the machines to drive, steer and roll autonomously, also utilising inertial navigation and obstacle recognition technology.

Additionally, the rollers employed XCMG’s exclusive continuous asphalt thickness measurement radar technology, enabling measurement of surface thickness to a depth of 120mm and with an accuracy of plus or minus 1mm.

Li Xin, aGM of Jiangsu Xiandai Road & Bridge Company, said, “The inspection pass rate is much higher than that of traditional manual construction, and XCMG’s unmanned technologies have excelled in construction efficiency and control accuracy.”

Lige Xue, and R&D engineer with XCMG, said, “With intelligent sensing and control, digital construction and unmanned technology as the core, XCMG is dedicated to providing customised, high-quality intelligent solutions for customers.”

MAGAZINE
NEWSLETTER
Delivered directly to your inbox, International Rental Newsletter features the pick of the breaking news stories, product launches, show reports and more from KHL's world-class editorial team.
Latest News
Manitou signs up with Siemens for digital design
Siemens Digital Industries Software provides global solution for managing lifecycle of products
Sinoboom becomes System Lift approved supplier
Rental company cooperative approves Sinoboom prodcutd and service for it members 
New Holland Construction reveals electric mini excavator
New model is company’s first commercially available EV machine
CONNECT WITH THE TEAM
Ollie Hodges Publisher Tel: +44 (0)1892 786253 E-mail: ollie.hodges@khl.com
Belinda Smart
Belinda Smart Editor Tel: 44 (0)1892 786209 E-mail: belinda.smart@khl.com
CONNECT WITH SOCIAL MEDIA