Advanced, Low-Cost Snowplow Visual Guidance System

The scope of this work is to comprehensively research and develop a visual guidance system that will be used by the operator onboard snowplow units, incorporating recent technological advances in digital imaging, remote sensing, global positioning system (GPS) and digital three-dimensional (3D) visualization. The conditions for intended use are low, and zero visibility environments such as encountered during blizzards, rural nighttime operations, super-cooled fog, and other high visual impairment situations. The effort will include gathering/synthesizing data, distilling this data to parse out technology applicable to the project goals, and designing and assembling an operational prototype unit that will be ready for further validation, enhancement, and field use. These latter tasks beyond delivery of an operational prototype would be addressed in a possible phase II, and are not part of the present project scope.

Supplemental Notes:
- Program Information: Surface Transportation Research, Turner-Fairbank Highway Research Center

Language

English

Project

Status: Active
Sponsor Organizations:
Federal Highway Administration

Turner-Fairbank Highway Research Center
6300 Georgetown Pike
McLean, VA United States 22101
Project Managers:
Kessler, Morgan
Performing Organizations:
Federal Highway Administration

Turner-Fairbank Highway Research Center
6300 Georgetown Pike
McLean, VA United States 22101
Principal Investigators:
Kessler, Morgan
Start Date: 20140922
Expected Completion Date: 20160321
Actual Completion Date: 0

Subject/Index Terms

TRT Terms: Global Positioning System; Onboard navigational aids; Operators (Persons); Remote sensing; Snowplows; Three dimensional displays; Visibility; Winter maintenance
Subject Areas: Data and Information Technology; Highways; Maintenance and Preservation;

Filing Info

Accession Number: 01577466
Record Type: Research project
Source Agency: Department of Transportation
Files: RiP, USDOT
Created Date: Sep 29 2015 4:01PM