KYTC District 7 Maintenance and Construction Vehicles
Status
Existing
Description
Vehicles perform roadway maintenance operations and snow plow operations on state level roads within the region. AVL equipment is installed on a number of snow plows and will be expanded to additional vehicles to communicate vehicle location information back to KYTC Maintenance and Construction Offices.
Stakeholders
Physical Objects
Functional Objects
| Functional Object | Description | User Defined |
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| MCV Environmental Monitoring | 'MCV Environmental Monitoring' collects current road and surface weather conditions from sensors on–board the maintenance and construction vehicle or by querying fixed sensors on or near the roadway. Environmental information including road surface temperature, air temperature, and wind speed is measured and spatially located and time stamped, and reported back to a center. | False |
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| MCV Vehicle Location Tracking | 'MCV Vehicle Location Tracking' monitors vehicle location and reports the position and timestamp information to the dispatch center. | False |
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| MCV Vehicle System Monitoring and Diagnostics | 'MCV Vehicle System Monitoring and Diagnostics' includes on–board sensors capable of monitoring the condition of each of the vehicle systems and diagnostics that can be used to support vehicle maintenance. The status of the vehicle and ancillary equipment and diagnostic information is provided to the vehicle operator, repair facility, and dispatch center. | False |
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| MCV Winter Maintenance | 'MCV Winter Maintenance' supports snow plow operations and other roadway treatments (e.g., salt spraying and other material applications). It supports communications with the center to receive information and instructions that are provided to the vehicle operator and also supports remote control of on–board systems. It tracks operational status of snow and ice control operations and provides this information back to the center. | False |
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