Studying the Use of Low-Cost Sensing Devices to Report Roadway Pavement Conditions

Road networks require regular inspection and repair to maintain their performance and function. Several techniques are currently in practice for inspecting roadway performance for presence of cracks, potholes, and other distress such as: inspectors that visually judge the road conditions, specialized vehicles that measure distress with laser devices and camera, and citizens that report their observations. These techniques, however, are inefficient, labor intensive, and expensive. The goal of this research work is to study the use of currently available low-cost sensors such as global positioning systems (GPS), gyroscopes, accelerometer, noise recorders, and cellphones to automate inspection of roadway pavement conditions. The outcome of this research work is expected to reduce inspection cost and enable the capability of generating more frequent maps of roadway pavement conditions. Furthermore, authorities will be able to allocate available funds more efficiently to improve existing road performance and function based on more up-to-date conditions of existing transportation networks.

• Record URL:
  https://www.mountain-plains.org/research/details.php?id=509

Language

• English

Project

• Status: Active
• Funding: $80980.68
• Contract Numbers:

  69A3551747108

• Sponsor Organizations:

  Office of the Assistant Secretary for Research and Technology

  University Transportation Centers Program
  Department of Transportation
  Washington, DC  United States  20590
• Managing Organizations:

  Mountain-Plains Consortium

  North Dakota State University
  Fargo, ND  United States  58108
• Project Managers:

  Tolliver, Denver

• Performing Organizations:

  Dept. of Civil Engineering

  University of Colorado Denver
  Denver, CO  United States 
• Principal Investigators:

  Abdallah, Moatassem

  Clevenger, Caroline

• Start Date: 20200218
• Expected Completion Date: 20240731
• Actual Completion Date: 0
• USDOT Program: University Transportation Centers Program
• Source Data: MPC-612

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Condition surveys; Cost effectiveness; Data collection; Highways; Inspection; Pavement maintenance; Sensors
• Subject Areas: Data and Information Technology; Highways; Maintenance and Preservation; Pavements;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 01732549
• Record Type: Research project
• Source Agency: Mountain-Plains Consortium
• Contract Numbers: 69A3551747108
• Files: UTC, RIP
• Created Date: Mar 1 2020 3:02PM