Topcon QS Robotic Total-station Series

Topcon Positioning Systems (TPS) introduces its new generation of robotic total-stations, the QS Series (Quick Station, designed to provide power and speed to enhance productivity and save time and money on every job, according to Denny Welch, senior vice president of the TPS survey business unit. The new X-TRAC 8 technology facilitates tracking and quick prism re-acquisition in any work site condition is assured.

The QS represents around-the-cornerdesign and technology that provides increased performance in obstructed sites. Topcon offers long-range power (2,000m / 6,500 feet reflectorless EDM technology).

The X-TRAC 8 technology incorporated in both the QS instrument and RC-4 QuickLock rover device increases power for prism tracking. Employing entirely new optics, laser system, and further advanced algorithms, X-TRAC 8 provides the QS instruments with an unsurpassed ability to keep tracking a moving prism no matter the job site obstacles.

The new RC-4, a compact QuickLock remote system is designed for use with the QS. The RC-4 uses dual lasers, a built-in spread spectrum radio and Topcon's QuickLock technology to create on-the-job efficiencies from stakeout to topo and from construction layout to as-built surveys.

The RC-4 remote has dual laser emitters, which significantly expand remote control coverage to speed up prism search and lock operations. A built-in spread spectrum radio provides a convenient data link between the QS and the field controller, eliminating the need for an external radio system or integrated controller system.

Topcon has further enhanced the EDM processing engine in the QS that dramatically reduces measurement time for the hard-to-measure objects such as wet road surfaces or manholes, darkest colored slopes or rocks. The QS system is complete with the addition of Topcon Tools and TopSURV software.

In combination with the 2,000m (6,500 ft.) super-long-range non-prism capability, the QS provides ultimate power in distance measurements to ensure maximum productivity.

Completely cable-free, the QS comes one-, three- and five-second accuracy options, and has a full-colour, graphical Windows CED interface.