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Design and Implementation of PLC-Based Autonomous Construction System of Unmanned Vibratory Roller
Weizu Huang1, Dong Wang1, *, Zuodong Xiao1, Qiang Yao2, Danjie Du3
1 School of Instrument Science and Engineering, Southeast University, Nanjing, 210096, China.
2 Anhui Jianghuai Automobile Group Corp. Ltd., Hefei, 230022, China.
3 North Carolina State University, Raleigh, USA.
* Corresponding Author: Dong Wang. Email: .
Computers, Materials & Continua 2020, 65(1), 897-912. https://doi.org/10.32604/cmc.2020.09728
Received 16 January 2020; Accepted 27 April 2020; Issue published 23 July 2020
Abstract
The vibratory roller is a piece of vital construction machinery in the field of
road construction. The unmanned vibratory roller efficiently utilizes the automated
driving technology in the vehicle engineering field, which is innovative for the unmanned
road construction. This paper develops and implements the autonomous construction
system for the unmanned vibratory roller. Not only does the roller have the function of
remote-controlled driving, but it also has the capability of autonomous road construction.
The overall system design uses the Programmable Logic Controller (PLC) as the kernel
controller. It establishes the communication network through multiple Input/Output (I/O)
modules, Recommended Standard 232 (RS232) serial port, Controller Area Network
(CAN) bus, and wireless networks to control the roller vehicle completely. The locating
information is obtained through the Global Navigation Satellite System (GNSS) satellite
navigation equipment group to support the process of autonomous construction.
According to the experimental results, the autonomous construction system can finally
enable the roller to perform driving operations and construction independently, which
was a significant step forward in engineering application.
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Cite This Article
W. Huang, D. Wang, Z. Xiao, Q. Yao and D. Du, "Design and implementation of plc-based autonomous construction system of unmanned vibratory roller,"
Computers, Materials & Continua, vol. 65, no.1, pp. 897–912, 2020.
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