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| Project Information | ||
| Project ID: | FHWA-PROJ-14-0016 | |
| Project Name: | SUP-PRESS Suppressing Utility Problems Protection via Robotic Engineering to the Subsurface | |
| Project Status: | Programmed | |
| Start Date: | July 25, 2014 | |
| End Date: | July 24, 2015 | |
| Contact Information | ||
| Last Name: | Kessler | |
| First Name: | Morgan | |
| Telephone: | TBD | |
| E-mail: | morgan.kessler@dot.gov | |
| Office: | Office of Infrastructure Research and Development | |
| Team: | Infrastructure Analysis and Construction Team [HRDI-20] | |
| Program: | Turner-Fairbank Highway Research Center | |
| Project detail | ||
| Project Description: | Phase I will explore and identify existing technologies that are capable of, or can be adapted to, the robotic installation of underground utilities. Similarly, phase I will also examine current and emerging subsurface utility sensing and mapping technology to identify the most applicable technique(s) to exploit for use with a future automated subsurface utility relocation system. Lastly, this phase will determine the feasibility of integrating the identified subsurface sensing/mapping methods with the robotic technology to form a complete, automated subsurface utility relocation system. | |
| Goals: |
The desired outcome of the proposed research is a system that can robotically relocate existing overhead utilities to the subsurface in highway and road rights-of-way. The system should be accurate and precise enough to place utilities in complex subsurface environments such as those found in urban corridors. The robotic installation system will depend on an accurate three-dimensional model of the subsurface that is derived from state-of-the-art remote sensing technology combined with existing information about buried utilities.
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| Product Type: | Research report | |
| Test Methodology: | This phase will perform a literature review followed by a feasibility study | |
| Expected Benefits: | The desired outcome of the proposed research is a system that can robotically relocate existing overhead utilities to the subsurface in highway and road rights-of-way. The benefits include increased motorist safety due to subsurface relocated utilities, and an efficient robotic relocation system for use by jurisdictions and utility companies. | |
| Deliverables: | Name: Research report that describes feasibility and preliminary design of robotic utility relocation system. Product Type(s): Research report Description: Phase I will explore and identify existing technologies that are capable of, or can be adapted to, the robotic installation of underground utilities. Similarly, phase I will also examine current and emerging subsurface utility sensing and mapping technology to identify the most applicable technique(s) to exploit for use with a future automated subsurface utility relocation system. Lastly, this phase will determine the feasibility of integrating the identified subsurface sensing/mapping methods with the robotic technology to form a complete, automated subsurface utility relocation system. | |
| FHWA Topics: | Roads and Bridges--Asset Management | |
| TRT Terms: | Infrastructure Research Construction Public Utilities Robotics Roads |
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| FHWA Disciplines: | Construction and Project Management Design Geotechnical Safety |
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| Subject Areas: | Construction Geotechnology Pipelines |
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