Feed material processing device and method for applying, distributing and compacting feed material in defined layer heights

A feedstock processing apparatus configured to apply, distribute, and compact feedstock in defined layer heights, the feedstock processing apparatus comprising:

• a chassis with a traction drive, a first undercarriage, and a second undercarriage, wherein at least one of the first undercarriage or the second undercarriage is coupled to the traction drive;
• a frame structure that connects the first and second undercarriage over a span width of the feedstock processing apparatus and provides a working width for the feedstock processing apparatus between the first and second undercarriages;
• a material feeding device coupled to or supported on the frame structure;
• a material distributing device that is coupled to the material feeding device, that is displaceable at least in certain sections over the span width, that is mounted on the frame structure, and that is positionable at a plurality of application positions within the span width, wherein the material distributing device is configured to apply the feedstock in layers on soil in different, predefinable height positions between the first and second undercarriages;
• a control device configured to activate the material distributing device and to set a layer thickness of the feedstock applied in layers;
• and
• a compacting device that is displaceably mounted on at least one of the frame structure or the material distributing device, the compacting device being connected in terms of material flow to the material feeding device, wherein the compacting device includes at least two compacting units configured as a drum or a roller with a rolling axis, in an articulated mount configured to be positionable or alignable relative to one another so that a movement path of the compacting device represents crab steering,
• wherein the control device is configured to regulate a respective movement path of the compacting device and the material distributing device in a manner dependent on one another respectively within the working width.