Road finishing machine with transverse profile control

A method for operating a road finishing machine, the method comprising:

• storing digital construction data, including a nominal height profile of a road pavement to be finished, in a memory of an electronic control system of the road finishing machine, wherein the nominal height profile comprises a three dimensional data record that defines a transverse profile of the road pavement to be finished;
• and
• installing a paving material by a screed of the road finishing machine, wherein a respective current position of the road finishing machine is determined by a GNSS receiver and, with reference to the nominal height profile, an actuator mechanism of the road finishing machine is automatically controlled;
• wherein, before a beginning of the installation, required adjustment speeds of actuators of the actuator mechanism are compared with possible adjustment speeds.

A road finishing machine comprising:

• a screed including at least one compacting unit;
• an actuator mechanism associated with the screed;
• a GNSS receiver;
• and
• an electronic control system including a memory and a data processor, wherein in the memory, digital construction data, including a nominal height profile of a road pavement to be finished, are stored, and the control system is configured to automatically control, based on the construction data, the actuator mechanism to install paving material with the nominal height profile and thereby a defined transverse profile for a respective position of the road finishing machine determined with the GNSS receiver;
• wherein the nominal height profile comprises a three dimensional data record that defines the defined transverse profile, wherein the control system is configured to automatically control a steering system of the road finishing machine depending on the position of the road finishing machine as determined with the GNSS receiver and wherein the control system is configured to compare adjustment speeds of actuators of the actuator mechanism required for installation of the nominal height profile with possible adjustment speeds.