00663088

Monograph

http://onlinepubs.trb.org...nepubs/shrp/SHRP-H-676.pdf

Presented in this report is an automated vehicle conversion system, which provides a low-cost method of reducing worker exposure to hazardous conditions. Automation of a traffic control vehicle not only eliminates the risk to the life of the driver but also eliminates the labor expense of a driver. Safety to work crews and motorists is enhanced as well. The report states that intelligent vehicle highway systems (IVHS) also offer benefits such as automated collision-prevention and completely autonomous intelligent vehicle tracking, navigation, and control. In Phase I of this project, investigators demonstrated the automated follow vehicle capability on both reduced-scale and full-scale vehicles. The resulting automated system is easily adaptable to existing highway maintenance vehicles. Phase II will be commercialization of the system.

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SHRP-H-676

English

37 p.

1994-1

Figures (22)

Advanced vehicle control systems; Automated vehicle control; Automatic tracking; Control systems; Crash avoidance systems; Following distance; Highway safety; Intelligent transportation systems; Occupational safety; Proximity detectors

Strategic Highway Research Program

Highways; Operations and Traffic Management; Planning and Forecasting; Safety and Human Factors; Vehicles and Equipment; I72: Traffic and Transport Planning; I91: Vehicle Design and Safety; I95: Vehicle Inspection

TRIS, TRB, ATRI

Jul 11 1994 12:00AM