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Title:

Culvert Inspection Vehicle with Improved Telemetry Range

Accession Number:

01763779

Record Type:

Component

Availability:

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Order URL: http://worldcat.org/issn/03611981

Abstract:

Proper inspection of small culverts can prevent roadway failures, traffic disturbances, and save tens of thousands of dollars on costly repairs. The Vermont Agency of Transportation (VTrans) has adopted a policy that requires all culverts to be inspected every 5 years. Because of this, approximately 9,600 small culverts must be inspected annually. In this study, a lightweight inspection vehicle was designed, built, and tested to meet VTrans requirements for efficient and affordable small culvert inspection. Optimal parameters for video transmission through small culverts were understood through theory and a series of field tests. Vehicle form factor was chosen for maneuverability through small, flooded culverts. Performance for drop inlet inspection scenarios is characterized and discussed. Compared with prior designs, the “Hydraulic Inspection Vehicle Explorer (HIVE) 2.0” inspection vehicle offered much greater video telemetry range and superior maneuverability.

Supplemental Notes:

Daniel J Orfeo https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6717-2446 © National Academy of Sciences: Transportation Research Board 2021.

Report/Paper Numbers:

TRBAM-21-01359

Language:

English

Authors:

Burton, Jonathan
Orfeo, Daniel J

ORCID 0000-0001-6717-2446

Griswold, Logan

ORCID 0000-0002-4220-3960

Stanley, Steven K
Redmond, Michelle
Xia, Tian

ORCID 0000-0002-4395-7350

Huston, Dryver

ORCID 0000-0002-0957-0574

Pagination:

pp 946-954

Publication Date:

2021-11

Serial:

Transportation Research Record: Journal of the Transportation Research Board

Volume: 2675
Issue Number: 11
Publisher: Sage Publications, Incorporated
ISSN: 0361-1981
EISSN: 2169-4052
Serial URL: http://journals.sagepub.com/home/trr

Media Type:

Digital/other

Features:

Figures; Photos; References (8) ; Tables

Subject Areas:

Bridges and other structures; Highways; Safety and Human Factors; Vehicles and Equipment

Files:

TRIS, TRB, ATRI

Created Date:

Dec 23 2020 11:11AM