GPS World, May 2016

MACHINECONTROLUPDATE Septentrio Delivers Receivers for Mine S eptentrio Americas has completed delivery of more S11D in Carajás Brazil is the worlds largest iron ore mine MAY 2016 WWW GPSWORLD COM GPS WORLD 45 than 40 GNSS machine control receivers including the new AsteRx U products for deployment at the Vale S11D Iron Project in Carajás Brazil The Septentrio receivers will be installed on mining equipment from three different machine suppliers that will operate at the S11D mine site Vales new S11D mine is the largest iron ore project in the world It will produce more than 90 million tons of iron ore annually when it becomes operational in the second half of 2016 Vale is leveraging technology from Septentrio and other mining companies to implement a highly automated truckless transport system that will substantially reduce fuel consumption and emissions as well as saving water The Vale S11D machine control project is being managed from Septentrio Americas in Torrance California Septentrio GNSS receivers and antennas will be deployed across a range of machines to provide highly accurate and reliable position and orientation The AsteRx U receiver family features built in jamming detection and countermeasures multipath rejection and fast acquisition With more than 500 channels to track all available constellations GPS GLONASS Galileo Beidou IRNSS and QZSS the receivers offer a built in L band receiver for PPP corrections as well as centimeter level RTK positioning accuracy The AsteRx U family also incorporates proprietary Septentrio algorithms including LOCK technology to maintain tracking during heavy vibration from the machine and IONO technology to assure the accuracy of the position even in regions of elevated ionospheric activity The receiver is configurable from any device with a web browser and includes advanced capabilities such as a built in spectrum analyzer Hemisphere Expands Partnership with CPAC H emisphere GNSS is significantly expanding its strategic partnership with CPAC Systems of Gothenburg Sweden which is owned by the Volvo Group After signing a contract Hemisphere will be the sole source of GNSS positioning and heading systems to CPAC Systems Hemispheres technology is being used in the new Co Pilot series for Volvo Construction Equipment Volvo CE as part of Volvo CEs machine control solutions Initially offering its GNSS positioning and heading technology to CPAC to be used in marine applications Hemispheres cross platform technology portfolio allows it to be applied in other areas where high precision highaccuracy GNSS is required VOLVO CE CO PILOT FEATURES The Co Pilot onboard display can be used on machines ranging from excavators to pavers It uses a tablet computer to deliver intelligent machine services Dig Assist allows excavator operators to complete digging tasks in greater accuracy in less time Load Assist is designed for Volvo wheel loaders L110 L250 and delivers real time accurate load information to the operator Compact Assist offers two module options at launch Intelligent Compaction and Intelligent Compaction with Density Direct Pave Assist is a family of paver related modules and applications that automate many paving parameters that have required manual recording to meet stringent road authority reporting requirements