a construction lift comprising an axis sensor, an axis actuator, an environmental sensor, and a control request function;

a logic interpreter operatively coupled to the control request function of the construction lift and comprising system logic, user logic, machine logic, safety logic, a kinematic model and coordinate transformation logic; and

a user controller operatively coupled to the logic interpreter and comprising a user interface device, an orientation sensor, and a user feedback device;

wherein the environmental sensor is selected from a group consisting of an inclinometer, a magnetometer, a coil, a CCD array, a digital camera system, an ultrasonic sensor, a level sensor, a potentiometer, a transducer, an encoder, a laser, a gyroscope, and a Global Positioning System sensor.