Topcon offers a digital workflow for paving with its SmoothRide. During CONEXPO-CON/AGG 2026, the company displayed a variety of intelligent paving offerings in the SmoothRide ecosystem, including the RD-M scanner. This data-collection aspect of the paving process lets the quality control and planning teams work with an abundance of real-world data. With a downward-facing LiDAR scanner attached to the back of a standard work truck, an inspector or other employee drives along the relevant roadway. The RD-M scanner then collects a constant stream of data as the worker drives.
The system includes an integrated HiPer VR GNSS receiver and Inertial Measurement Unit (IMU) to capture point data while cruising at moderate speed. The data is automatically timestamped and stored for management and point cloud generation.
Benefits include:
- All major satellite systems: GPS, GLONASS, Galileo & BeiDou
- Speed scanning without lane closures
- Scan rates up to 100 times per second
- Graphical software for intuitive processing