The
machine (100) and the method utilize a tracked undercarriage (101) comprising a frame (201) comprising a central body (202), a front transverse
assembly (203a) and a rear transverse
assembly (203b) connected to the central body (202) and extending on two opposite sides. There are also a pair of lateral tracks (204, 205), each one of said tracks being connected, at the front and at the rear, to the ends of the transverse assemblies (203a, 203b). It is envisaged that the base
machine (102) comprises excavation equipment (103, 104, 105, 06) adapted to take different working positions or configurations. The tracked undercarriage (101) further comprises a pair of front load cells (208), one mounted between a lateral track (204) and the front transverse
assembly (203a), and the other mounted between the other lateral track (205) and the front transverse assembly (203a). There are also a pair of rear load cells (208), one mounted between a lateral track (204) and the rear transverse assembly (203b), and the other mounted between the other lateral track (205) and the rear transverse assembly (203b). Each one of the load cells (208) is configured for detecting force data ( Fantdx, Fantsx, Fpostdx, Fpostsx) indicative of the reaction force exerted between the associated lateral track (204, 205) and the respective transverse assembly (203a, 203b). The
machine further comprises a
control system (CPU) configured for computing a barycentre planar position (XG, ZG) of the machine (100) situated substantially at the level of a
reference plane (X- Z). The barycentre planar position (XG, ZG) is computed as a function of the force data ( Fantdx, Fantsx, Fpostdx, Fpostsx).