This equipment package collects current road and weather conditions using sensor systems. Environmental information including road surface temperature and air temperature is measured and spatially located and time stamped. Individual measures can be combined to generate a "thermal trace".
Included In:
MTO Maintenance and Construction Vehicles
NYSDOT Maintenance and Construction Vehicles
RMN Maintenance and Construction Vehicles
General Functional Requirements
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The maintenance and construction vehicle shall collect environmental data from on-board sensors, including air temperature, wind speed, surface temperature, traction conditions, etc. 2 -
The maintenance and construction vehicle shall transmit environmental sensor data to the center. The sensor data includes location and timestamp information. 3 -
The maintenance and construction vehicle shall provide environmental sensor equipment operational status to the center. 4 -
The maintenance and construction vehicle shall provide environmental sensor equipment fault indication to the center for repair. 5 -
The maintenance and construction vehicle shall collect environmental data from sensors located at the roadway but are monitored on-board a maintenance and construction vehicle. 6 -
The maintenance and construction vehicle shall be capable of accepting sensor control data from the center. 7 -
The maintenance and construction vehicle shall provide control signals to environmental sensors located at the roadway. 8 -
The maintenance and construction vehicle shall transmit environmental sensor data to fixed sensors located along the roadside. The sensor data includes location and timestamp information.
