Basic Technology toward Autonomous Hydraulic Excavator

Abstract

Civil engineering construction work has always been accompanied by a high proportion of tasks that are either dangerous or unpleasant or both. Enhancing the general working environment and boosting safety levels are critical issues for the industry. Meanwhile, the industry has been slow to embrace IT, and there is substantial scope for the use of technology to boost efficiency, cut costs and improve quality levels in construction. In a bid to address this issue, the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport launched a five-year project in FY2003 entitled Development of Construction Robots and Associated IT Systems.