Robotics

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

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

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

In an attempt to eliminate the operator's exposure to the hazards associated with highway maintenance, University of California at Davis in conjunction with FMC under a grant from California … [Read more...] about Teleoperated and Automated Maintenance Equipment Robotics (Phase I)

The maintenance and construction activities of the California Department of Transportation (Caltrans) have been thoroughly studied, and a summary of such activities are tabulated and presented in this … [Read more...] about Telerobotics for Highway Maintenance and Construction