SPR-5042: Performance and Safety Evaluation of Truck Mounted Debris Clearing Systems

The principal investigators will help the Indiana Department of Transportation (INDOT) evaluate truck-mounted debris clearing systems by achieving the following three main objectives: 1) Development of an event-triggered, multi-sensor data collection framework integrating multi-camera video and Global Positioning System (GPS) to enable automated, machine vision-based performance assessment. 2) Quantitative evaluation of system performance through field testing to measure debris removal effectiveness, roadway interaction, and operational efficiency across real-world conditions. 3) Assessment of safety and traffic impacts by analyzing worker exposure, operational risks, and vehicle interactions to quantify how these systems influence roadway safety and deployment practices.

Language

• English

Project

• Status: Active
• Funding: $410,944.00
• Contract Numbers:

  SPR-5042

• Sponsor Organizations:

  Purdue University/Indiana Department of Transportation JHRP

  Purdue University
  1284 Civil Engineering Building, Room 4154
  West Lafayette, IN  United States  47907-1284
• Principal Investigators:

  Evans, John

  Kaur, Upinder

• Start Date: 20260430
• Expected Completion Date: 20271029
• Actual Completion Date: 0

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Data fusion; Debris removal; Field tests; Highway safety; Machine vision; Traffic flow; Trucks
• Subject Areas: Data and Information Technology; Highways; Maintenance and Preservation; Vehicles and Equipment;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 01991798
• Record Type: Research project
• Source Agency: Indiana Department of Transportation
• Contract Numbers: SPR-5042
• Files: RIP, STATEDOT
• Created Date: Jun 3 2026 1:31PM