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T HE FHWA P ROGRAM FOR P ROTOTYPING A DVANCED D ECISION S UPPORT FOR W INTER R OAD M AINTENANCE. Steve Beningo Rural Intelligent Transportation Systems Specialist Midwestern Resource Center Federal Highway Administration. Maintenance Decision Support System Objective. - PowerPoint PPT PresentationTRANSCRIPT
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THE FHWA PROGRAM FOR PROTOTYPING ADVANCED DECISION SUPPORT FOR
WINTER ROAD MAINTENANCE
Steve Beningo
Rural Intelligent Transportation
Systems Specialist
Midwestern Resource CenterFederal Highway Administration
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Maintenance Decision Support System Objective
The objective of the Maintenance Decision Support System (MDSS) project is to produce a prototype tool for decision support to winter road maintenance managers.
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FORECASTS
SENSORS
OBSER-VATIONS
EXPERIENCE
SALT USAGE
CONSTITUENTSMATERIALS
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The Maintenance Decision Support System
• Will be based on leading diagnostic and prognostic research systems of weather and road behavior.
• Will be non-proprietary, thus the intellectual content contained in the MDSS prototype will be available for Federal and private applications.
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Maintenance Decision Support System Prototype
Developers National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA):
Environmental Technology Lab (ETL)Forecast System Lab (FSL)National Severe Storm Lab (NSSL)
Department of Defense (DOD):
The Army Cold Regions Research and Engineering Lab (CRREL)The Air Force MIT/Lincoln Lab (MIT/LL)
University consortium:
The National Center for Atmospheric Research (NCAR)
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Maintenance Decision Support System Approach
• Employ National Labs to develop prototype modules– Iterative development with users and
system deployers– Based on open systems principles
• Field test
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Maintenance Decision Support System Project
GoalTo develop a prototype capability that:• Capitalizes on existing road and weather
sources.• Augments data sources where they are
weak.• Fuses data to make an open, integrated
and understandable presentation of current environmental and road conditions.
• Generates diagnostic and prognostic maps of road conditions.
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Maintenance Decision Support System Project
GoalTo develop a prototype capability that:• Provides a display capability on the state
of the roadway.• Provides a decision support tool, which
provides recommendations on road maintenance courses of action.
• Uses a single platform, with simple and intuitive operating requirements.
• Provides a readily comprehensible display of results and recommended courses of action.
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Development Schedule
• FY 2001 – The Federal Highway Administration works with State Departments of Transportation and the private sector on the development of a prototype Maintenance Decision Support System.
• FY 2002 and FY 2003 – Demonstration and evaluation of selected components of the prototype in one or more operational systems.
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Development Schedule
PrototypeDevelopment
9/00 9/01
Field Test& Evaluation
7/03
Deployment
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Decision Support Needs
• Covered all surface transportation decision makers
• Defined 426 needs– Across 44 decision maker categories– Across 3 scales: planning,
operational, and warning
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Examples of NeedsMicro-Scale Warning
• 1.1 Control Spreader Application• 1.2 Control Plow• 1.3 Control Static (Bridge) Deicer• 1.4 Observe/Report• 1.5 Navigate Spreader/Plow Truck
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Examples of NeedsMeso/Synoptic Operational
• 2.1 Monitor Conditions• 2.2 Prepare• 2.3 Select Strategy• 2.4 Assign Crews• 2.5 Prepare Equipment
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Examples of NeedsMeso/Synoptic Operational
• 2.6 Activate Staff• 2.7 Initial Dispatching • 2.8 Contracting• 2.9 Mid-Storm Management• 2.10 Cleanup
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Examples of NeedsSynoptic/Climatic
Planning
• 3.1 Devise Response Plan• 3.2 Hire Staff• 3.3 Train Staff• 3.4 Buy Equipment/Services
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Examples of NeedsSynoptic/Climatic
Planning
• 3.5 Stock Stores• 3.6 Budget• 3.7 Schedule Seasonal Tasks• 3.8 Calibrate Treatment Controls
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Important Environmental Factors
• Event Definition – start and stop times• Precipitation Characteristics - type,
amount, and rate• Road Condition – temperature, chemical
concentration, coverage by liquid phases)
• Snow Status – depth on road and drift patterns
• Risk – Confidence and/or probabilities associated with the data elements.
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Conceptual System Structure
• Weather Data• Advanced Weather Capabilities• Road Condition Module• Decision Support Logic• Display
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Weather Data
• Standard Data Sources – such as National Weather Service data.
• Nonstandard Data Sources – such as road weather sensor data, video images, and advanced numerical forecast model output.
• Surface data will be critical for the system.
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Advanced Weather Capabilities
• Precipitation-Type Algorithms• Weather Condition Diagnosis from
Video Cameras• Data Fusion Algorithms and
Advanced Forecasting Technologies
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Road Condition Module
• Road Temperature Algorithm• Road Surface Friction Algorithm• Road Chemical Concentration• Snow Drift Algorithm
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Decision Support Logic
• Integrates environmental, road condition and State Department of Transportation operations data.
• Rules of Practice Algorithms – Will suggest courses of action based on predicated conditions, and the potential consequences of inaction.
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Display
• ArcView will be used for the prototype.
• ArcView is a commercial desktop GIS system developed by the Environmental Systems Research Institute (ESRI).
• ArcView can display point or grid data, and numerous map data sets.
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References & Contacts
• All documents are posted on the Electronic Document Library
http://www.its.dot.gov/welcome.htm
• To participate in the Maintenance Decision Support System contact:– Rudy Persaud – 202-493-3391
[email protected]– Gary Nelson – 202-488-5718