It’s a giant leap in dozer automation and machine control. Until now, operators generally used machine control only for final grade because the system would try to lower the blade to grade as soon as possible, often creating aggressive cuts that could stall the dozer.
“So that meant machine control was used only about 10 to 20% of the time,” says Jeff. “With Proactive Dozing Control logic, now operators can vastly improve precision and production by using automation up to 100% of the time.” And consistently too: imagine your business edge gain by achieving the same high production levels from key-on to key-off, day after day.

It’s secret? Terrain mapping. With terrain mapping, the machine ‘sees’ in front of itself. Knowing the terrain, it grades and follows existing grade contours just like seasoned operators do - on every job - whether it’s auto stripping, auto spreading, or high production dozing.

Simply, how does it work? The Proactive Dozing Control logic measures the surrounding ground in real time to see what has been done on the graded area, and stores that information. When the dozer completes a pass and is ready for the next one, the system already knows precisely where to track. It even decides whether it should cut and carry material, whether it should spread or fill that material, or whether it should be finish grading.

The result? It’s been shown to perform within six percent of experienced operators. With Komatsu’s Proactive Dozing Control logic, you can now use dozers to their full capacity—optimum utilization, better ROI and higher production. And your owning and operating costs are lowered by reduced wear and tear on the machine.