Instrumentation of Navistar truck for data collection.

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• Creators:
  Alexander, Lee ; Phanomchoeng, Gridsada ; Rajamani, Rajesh
• Corporate Creators:
  University of Minnesota. Dept. of Mechanical Engineering
• Subject/TRT Terms:
  • Trucks
  • Data collection
  • Global Positioning System
  • Instrumentation
  • Accelerometers
  • Wireless communication systems
  • In vehicle sensors
  • Trucks
  • Global Positioning System
  • Accelerometers
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• Publication/ Report Number:
  MN/RC 2013-01
• Resource Type:
  Tech Report
• Geographical Coverage:
  Minnesota
• Edition:
  Final report.
• Corporate Publisher:
  Minnesota. Department of Transportation
• Abstract:
  The overarching goal of this project was to instrument the new MnDOT Navistar truck used at MN Road. A ; rugged data acquisition, data recording and wireless transmission system was established for collection of various ; sensor signals from the truck. The truck was instrumented with a suite of 20 accelerometers, with these ; accelerometers being located both on the five axles of the truck and on the tractor and trailer bodies. In addition, ; the truck was instrumented with a differential GPS system and an inertial measurement unit in the tractor cab. A ; cRIO-based data acquisition system, a rugged laptop and Labview software together serve as a flexible platform for ; data acquisition. A wireless communication system has been established to communicate trigger signals to ; roadside cabinets when the truck is at desired GPS locations on the road. Data recording by in-pavement sensors is ; triggered by this system. Software has also been set up for automatic downloading of data from the truck to a ; server on the network at MN Road. The experimental performance of the developed system has been verified by ; multiple tests conducted by the research team. The above instrumentation of the truck will enable data collection ; on truck vibrations, enable analysis of correlations between truck vibrations and variations in signals of weigh-inmotion ; sensors, and enable recording of truck movements and pavement loads at MnROAD.
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• Format:
  PDF
• Funding:
  C) 99008 (G) 22
• Download URL:
  https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/25669/dot_25669_DS1.pdf
• File Type:
  [PDF - 2.17 MB]
• Collection(s):
  US Transportation Collection
• Main Document Checksum:
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