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Creators:
Lee, Young-Chu ; White, W.A. ; Velinsky, S.A.
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Corporate Creators:
University of California, Davis. Dept. of Mechanical and Aeronautical Engineering. AHMCT Center
Subject/TRT Terms:
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Automation California Equipment And Supplies Express Highways Maintenance And Repair Road Work Zones Safety Measures Technological Innovations Traffic Safety
Publication/ Report Number:
CA06-0122
Resource Type:
Tech Report
Geographical Coverage:
California
Corporate Publisher:
California. Department of Transportation
Abstract:
The Advanced Highway Maintenance and Construction Technology (AHMCT) Research Center has been developing robotic equipment and machinery for highway maintenance and construction operations. It is a cooperative venture between the University of California at Davis and the California Department of Transportation (Caltrans). The research and development projects have the goal of increasing safety and efficiency of roadwork operations through the appropriate application of automation solutions. This report describes the continuing development of automated equipment for deploying and retrieving traffic cones. In this latest phase of the project, the center has continued the development of the automated cone machine (ACM) through further testing and development of the first generation integrated prototype ACM and the design and fabrication of an integrated Multi-stack ACM developed to maximize the number of cones carried by the automated cone machine. Included in this report is the development of an improved control system for the retrieval arm which is a critical component used to pick up the traffic cone off the road. A first generation ACM prototype (ACM 1) is being used in tests and demonstrations on the highways of California. Operators using ACM 1 can place and retrieve cones without any set up and control the machine from within the confines of the cab. These machines can easily be run by a single operator and are very compatible with the process of closing a lane. The ACM 1 design was integrated into the existing Caltrans manual cone body truck and was limited to two stacks of 40 cones each. The new ACM multistack is designed to carry six stacks of 50 cones for a total of 300 cones. These machines are unambiguous demonstrations of the successful application of automation in a very demanding environment. This development work and the continued support of commercialization at AHMCT support the Caltrans goal of making these machines available to the maintenance operations
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PDF
Funding:
RTA-65A0066
Collection(s):
US Transportation Collection
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