Robotized Total Station

At the same time a number of other models of tacheometer-robots cannot distinguish a prism-reflector and glass of the passing car and as a result they cannot use in city conditions. The system of automatic prompting not only completely excludes necessity of work manually, but also increases accuracy of prompting on a reflector. At loss of a reflector the system of search quickly finds it. Robotized Total Station has the radio communication module/radio modem providing connection of the device with an active reflector. As the controller providing management tacheometer through a radio modem, established on a mark with a reflector, standard field computers of type are often used.

In systems Geodimeter as the controller is used either the demountable keyboard, or the graphic controller. Application of the keyboard, on one hand, reduces the price of cost of system, with another, makes its more effective technology of works with the keyboard/controller on the device and mark are completely identical and studying and introduction of other field computer do not demand.

Increase of efficiency of works is promoted considerably also by application of the prismatic reflectors providing reflection of a signal tacheometer in a full circular range (360). Range of work in the robotized mode as a rule lies within the limits of 11,5km, that is caused basically by limiting distances at such kinds of shootings. As a whole application of the robotized technologies doubles efficiency of works practically in comparison with use mechanical tacheometer that enables considerably to reduce labor expenses, to reduce to a minimum of a mistake(an error) of field measurements and optimum to lead camera works, that as a result allows to double, at least, annual volumes of contract geodetic works.

The number of firms-manufacturers is let out by the so-called automated watching systems (Automated Tracking System). Their basis is precision Total station with powerful long measurement block, servo-drivers and all functions of the robot. Devices of this series can be used and as "usual" robotized Total Station, and as gauges of automatic watching system. For example, devices of series Geodimeter ATS are used for the decision of following problems:
• automatic supervision over deformations of engineering constructions and a terrestrial surface;
• geodetic maintenance of hydrographic works;
• automatic definition moving objects coordinate;
• management of building machines and mechanisms.

Devices of Geodimeter ATS series open and are easily integrated into automatic systems in which the device works under control of various computer programs. The exchange of commands and data between the device and a computer can be carried out in real time through a serial port or a radio modem.

For example, one of the most powerful models of this series is intended for automatic co-ordination in real time of moving objects. Provides automatic prompting on active and passive purposes on distance up to 3200m, tracking for moving (speed up to 4¼ \with) objects, data recording with frequency 5. Geodimeter it is intended for use in control systems of building machines and mechanisms. Data about their position can be removed both on the uniform dispatching board, and on a control panel of the separate machine. Range of action in a mode of automatic prompting is 12km. Geodimeter is intended for use in automatic systems of supervision over deformations. Management of process of supervision, data recording, their processing and the analysis are carried out in real time by special programs for external computers.