On dozers and graders with only 1 GNSS antenna or prism, the trace heading is calculated when the machine moves. This is smart - but there are a few things you need to know about that.
Anders gives here a real good and detailed explanation of this and what you need to look out for.
(Leica Geosystems Machine Control Academy project ID 114DgA)
Contents:
00:00 Trace heading or direction calculation
00:23 Where is this relevant
00:38 The theory
00:54 Dozer or skid steer: Pivot steering
02:33 The grader: radius steering
03:32 First move: forward
03:53 Calculating the direction
06:00 Setting the filter
06:56 Special cases when driving
08:34 Button: Reverse driving
08:43 Fast rotation of the grader blade
09:59 Configuring the settings in MC1
10:33 Default values
11:38 Setting direction values
13:58 Final words
