The National Institute of Standards and Technology, at the request of the Federal Highway Administration, has conducted a study of potential applications of automation and robotics technology in construction, maintenance, and operation of highway systems. The study included a workshop exploring industry perceptions of needs and barriers to adoption, a workshop and a literature search to assess current state of the art practices and trends, and site visits by automation experts to typical highway worksites. Potential technology opportunities were highlighted for short, medium, and long-term efforts in a matrix of intersections between common highway jobs and areas of current technological thrust. From among the opportunities identified, six potential research areas were developed as specific proposals, and subjected to life-cycle cost-benefits analysis. Four were projected to return significant savings by comparison with current practice.
Robotics Application to Highway Transportation. Volume 4. Proposals for Potential Research
1995
132 pages
Report
No indication
English
Highway Engineering , Research Program Administration & Technology Transfer , Road Transportation , Transportation & Traffic Planning , Transportation , Robotics , Highway construction , Highway maintenance , Highway management , Technology assessment , Telemetry , Life cycle costs , Cost benefit analysis , Robots , Automation , Bridge inspection , Real time
Research needs in highway transportation
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