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Equipment Package: MCV Winter Maintenance

Description: This equipment package supports snow plow operations and other roadway treatments (e.g., salt spraying and other material applications).
Included In: Local DPW Maintenance and Construction Vehicles
MTO Maintenance and Construction Vehicles
NYSDOT Maintenance and Construction Vehicles
NYSTA Maintenance and Construction Vehicles
RMN Maintenance and Construction Vehicles
General Functional Requirements 1 - The maintenance and construction vehicle shall track the location and status of safety systems on-board the vehicle.
2 - The maintenance and construction vehicle shall respond to control information from the center to allow remote operation of the on-board vehicle systems. These systems include winter maintenance equipment for plowing, treating, and anti-icing.
3 - The maintenance and construction vehicle shall monitor materials information including remaining quantity and current application rate of materials on the vehicle.
4 - The maintenance and construction vehicle shall respond to dispatch information from the center, presented to the vehicle operator for acknowledgement and returning status.
5 - The maintenance and construction vehicle shall send operational data to the center including the operational state of the maintenance equipment (e.g., blade up/down, spreader pattern), types and quantities of materials used for construction and maintenance activities, and a record of the actual work performed.
6 - The maintenance and construction vehicle shall exchange operational and environmental data with other maintenance and construction vehicles. Operational data includes operational state of the maintenance equipment (e.g., blade up/down, spreader pattern, equipment configuration) and a record of the actual work performed while the environmentatl data includes environmental sensor data collected on-board a maintenance and construction vehicle, either raw or processed data.

Last updated: 11-18-05