This study deals with a cost benefit analysis of the Balsi Beam Crash protection System. This system has been developed by the California Department of Transportation (Caltrans) to provide positive … [Read more...] about Balsi Beam Deployment Support
University of California-Davis, AHMCT Research Center
Evaluation of Photo Speed Enforcement (PSE) in California Work Zones
Exceeding the speed limit in highway work zones is a safety problem for highway workers and the traveling public. Adherence to the posted speed limits can provide safety benefits by reducing the … [Read more...] about Evaluation of Photo Speed Enforcement (PSE) in California Work Zones
Autonomous Shadow Vehicle Project: Phase I
The subject of this report is the research performed to determine the feasibility of designing and constructing a prototype autonomous Shadow Vehicle that follows a Lead Maintenance Vehicle for use in … [Read more...] about Autonomous Shadow Vehicle Project: Phase I
Control System Development for Tethered Mobile Robot for Automating Highway Maintenance Operation
A new concept, the use of a self-propelled mobile robot working in close proximity to a support vehicle for purposes of power, materials, etc., has been proposed for highway maintenance operations … [Read more...] about Control System Development for Tethered Mobile Robot for Automating Highway Maintenance Operation
Description and Operational Instructions of the Demo TMRR
The Tethered Mobile Routing Robot (TMRR) has been developed as a general crack sealing machine that will sense, rout, and seal both longitudinal and transverse cracks in a given workspace located … [Read more...] about Description and Operational Instructions of the Demo TMRR
Applications of Telerobotics to Highway Maintenance
This report covers telerobotics studies from the perspective of highway maintenance automation conducted in the UC Davis Robotics Research Laboratory over the last fourteen months. Here we document … [Read more...] about Applications of Telerobotics to Highway Maintenance