Materials and Road Research | Advanced Materials and Technology
Automated machine guidance (AMG)
Equipment that uses positioning technologies such as GPS, robotic total stations, lasers, and sonic systems to automatically guide heavy construction equipment. Includes technologies such as AMG milling using either a robotic total station system or the existing surface, AMG muck excavation, and machine control.
Refer to the Uses of Intelligent Construction Technology (PDF) on the right under “Additional Resources” for more details.