Optimizing snow plowing operations in urban road networks : final research report.

Kinable, Joris; Smith, Stephen F.; van Hoeve, Willem

i

Optimizing snow plowing operations in urban road networks : final research report.

2015-01-01
By Kinable, Joris ; Smith, Stephen F. ; van Hoeve, Willem

File Language:

English

Details

Alternative Title:

Optimizing snow plowing operations in urban road networks : 2015 final report.
Creators:

Kinable, Joris ; Smith, Stephen F. ; van Hoeve, Willem
Corporate Creators:

Carnegie-Mellon University. Robotics Institute ; Carnegie-Mellon University. Tepper School of Business
Corporate Contributors:

United States. Department of Transportation. University Transportation Centers (UTC) Program
Subject/TRT Terms:
Resource Type:

Tech Report
Geographical Coverage:

United States;Pennsylvania;Pittsburgh (Pennsylvania)
Corporate Publisher:

Technologies for Safe and Efficient Transportation. University Transportation Center
Abstract:

Due to the disruptive effect of snowstorms on cities, both in terms of ; mobility and safety, the faster the streets can be cleared the better. Yet in ; most cities (including Pittsburgh), static plans for snowplowing are ; developed using simple allocation schemes, e.g., streets are divided among ; vehicles based on geographic area, and each driver determines his/her ; individual route. These schemes are used because they are easy to ; implement and they work but the resulting snow plowing operation can be ; quite inefficient. In extreme cases (e.g., the Pittsburgh storm of February 5- ; 6, 2010 where snow removal took several days to accom- plish), this ; inefficiency can lead to protracted periods of hardship for urban residents ; and travelers.
Format:

PDF
Funding:

DTRT12GUTG11
Download URL:

https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/31299/dot_31299_DS1.pdf
File Type:

[PDF - 8.47 MB]
Collection(s):

University Transportation Centers ; US Transportation Collection
Main Document Checksum:

urn:sha-512:de5d344483c6f085957c2a857ec25b8f0a300acbf27bc05ecd1fa46a74707de4881801a04ed46f1e3c4be4e2ccef61403113f2a4889a371789a8474e8789cc49

File Language:

English

ON THIS PAGE

Details

Found an issue?

Send us an email at:

publishinghd@cdc.gov

ROSA P serves as an archival repository of USDOT-published products including scientific findings, journal articles, guidelines, recommendations, or other information authored or co-authored by USDOT or funded partners. As a repository, ROSA P retains documents in their original published format to ensure public access to scientific information.