Evaluation of NAVCOM’S Vehicle Guidance and Tracking System for Snow Removal Management

Details

• Creators:
  Noel, Errol C. ; Arhin, Stephen
• Corporate Creators:
  Howard University. Transportation Research Center (HUTRC)
• Corporate Contributors:
  District Department of Transportation
• Subject/TRT Terms:
  • Advanced vehicle control systems
  • Evaluation
  • Navigation systems
  • Reliability
  • Snow removal
  • Snowplows
  • Software
• Resource Type:
  Tech Report
• Geographical Coverage:
  Washington (District of Columbia);United States
• Corporate Publisher:
  District Department of Transportation
• Abstract:
  The primary objective evaluated was whether NAVCOM's GTS would provide management of snow removal operations and services with accurate real-time information that would enable DDOT to use available resources more effectively while providing better services to the community. HUTRC was tasked to conduct this evaluation and to develop a comprehensive evaluation plan that would also be suitable for evaluating similar systems. The evaluation plan is presented in the Appendix. HUTRC was to evaluate NAVCOM's GTS and Integration Software in the following areas: 1. Functionality of the GTS 2. Functionality of the HANSEN Integration Software 3. Reliability of the GTS, and 4. Reliability of the HANSEN Integration Software.
• Format:
  PDF
• Download URL:
  https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/61581/dot_61581_DS1.pdf
• File Type:
  [PDF - 569.73 KB]
• Collection(s):
  Autonomous Vehicles ; US Transportation Collection
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha-512:dc3e2ac7ebdfcb66f4218d4741cbd5311396af325f23fa3cac36994074b6a06508e9796b4d31a8038ceaf10ebc332a66d06be8ede922d23e1eb383191581538d