Computer-Aided Navigation and Drafting System for Revetment Construction Floating Plant

Anthony R. Niles and Harold L. Smith

Abstract:	The Memphis District of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers is seeking to automate its revetment construction activities through appli- cation of the Global Positioning System (GPS) and Computer-Aided Design and Drafting (CA-DD) technology. This effort uses real-time differential GPS techniques to position the floating plant and the concrete revetments as they are being built. The positions are displayed on an on-board computer workstation to guide construction operations. Digital as-built files also are created for integration into a broad engineering database. A prototype system has been installed and is being evaluated.
Published in:	Proceedings of the 4th International Technical Meeting of the Satellite Division of The Institute of Navigation (ION GPS 1991) September 11 - 13, 1991 Albuquerque, NM
Pages:	1055 - 1062
Cite this article:	Niles, Anthony R., Smith, Harold L., "Computer-Aided Navigation and Drafting System for Revetment Construction Floating Plant," Proceedings of the 4th International Technical Meeting of the Satellite Division of The Institute of Navigation (ION GPS 1991), Albuquerque, NM, September 1991, pp. 1055-1062.
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