Predictive foundation embedment

A machine for driving foundation components comprising:

• a base machine;
• an adjustable mast attached to the base machine;
• a rotary driver movably attached to the mast and controllable to drive a foundation component into underlying ground;
• a storage device storing program code for predictive foundation component embedment;
• and
• a programmable controller communicatively coupled at least to the storage device and the rotary driver, wherein executing the program code for predictive foundation component embedment causes the programmable controller to:
• control the rotatory driver to drive the foundation component into underlying ground,
• acquire substantially real-time rotary driver related data from the rotary driver while the rotary driver is driving the foundation component into underlying ground, and
• use the acquired substantially real-time rotary driver related data and the program code for predictive foundation component embedment to predict whether the foundation component has been embedded into underlying ground to provide sufficient resistance to pull out of the foundation component.

A method of predicting adequacy of installation of a foundation component, the method comprising the steps of:

• controlling a rotary driver of a foundation component driving machine to embed a foundation component into underlying ground;
• acquiring substantially real-time rotary driver torque related data from the rotary driver while the rotary driver is driving the foundation component into underlying ground;
• and
• predicting whether the foundation component has been embedded into underlying ground to provide sufficient resistance to pull out of the foundation component by inputting the acquired substantially real-time rotary driver torque related data into program code for predictive foundation component embedment.