Truck Fleet Data Display for Burlington Department of Public Works University of Vermont Senior Experience in Engineering Design

The Team University of Vermont Undergraduates: University of Vermont Undergraduates:  Yago Alonso Garcia – Electrical Engineering  Kenn Austin – Computer Science  Matt Clark – Mechanical Engineering  Alex Estey – Mechanical Engineering University of Vermont Faculty Advisor: University of Vermont Faculty Advisor:  Jeff Frolik – Electrical Engineering Burlington Department of Public Works: Burlington Department of Public Works:  Norm Baldwin – Assistant Director of Public Works

The Customer Burlington Department of Public Works (BDPW)  Responsible for approximately: 240 lane-miles of road 220 miles of sidewalk  14 Full time employees working within the Right of Way (R.O.W.) workgroup  Fleet: 10 Full-sized Trucks with Wing Plows 3 Mid-Sized Trucks 3 Bucket Loaders 12 Sidewalk Tractors

The Problem Develop an operational tracking system for BDPW’s fleet of Snow Removal and Deicing Vehicles Develop an operational tracking system for BDPW’s fleet of Snow Removal and Deicing Vehicles  System must be real time  Collect data for: Position (GPS) Position (GPS) Speed Speed Salt Spreading Salt Spreading Temperature (Road and Ambient) Temperature (Road and Ambient) Plow Engagement Plow Engagement  All data sent back to BDPW real-time  Data Displayed in Easily Readable Format For BDPW Customer Support and Management

Motivation For Tracking System No Real-Time Accountability For Road and Sidewalk Clearing No Real-Time Accountability For Road and Sidewalk Clearing  Better Response Customer Inquiries  Alter Deployment to Respond to Varying Conditions Analyze Clearing Schemes For Improved Response Analyze Clearing Schemes For Improved Response

Potential Solution: Data Collection Cirus Controls SpreadSmart Rx TM  Collects Data For: Position via GPS Speed Salt Spreading Temperature (Road and Ambient) Plow Engagement  Drive-By Download of Data via Wi-Fi Router Not Real-Time  Scalable  Maintainable Long-Term

Potential Solution: Data Collection Motorola Digital Mobile Radio Motorola Digital Mobile Radio  Tracks Location (GPS)  Sends Data Over Digital Radio Channel Real-time Real-time Service Charge to use radio network Service Charge to use radio network  Limited capabilities for integration with other sensors  Scalable

Our Solution Integrate Cirus Controls Logger System with Broadband Enabled Ruggedized Tablet PC Integrate Cirus Controls Logger System with Broadband Enabled Ruggedized Tablet PC  Real-Time  Sensor Integration with Logger Already Established  Ruggedized Tablet PC to withstand harsh operating environment

The Data Flow: Collection Sensors: Location Speed Salt Spreading Temperature Plow Engagement Cirus Controls Logger Tablet PC

The Data Flow: Distribution Tablet PC Verizon Wireless Broadband Network Card MySQL Database On City of Burlington Server BDPW

Data Display Software Application Raw Data From Cirus Logger Is Converted to a Shape File (ArcGIS Format) at BDPW Raw Data From Cirus Logger Is Converted to a Shape File (ArcGIS Format) at BDPW Data is Displayed in a Program Developed in Visual Basic with the Assistance of the ArcGIS Software Development Kit (SDK) Data is Displayed in a Program Developed in Visual Basic with the Assistance of the ArcGIS Software Development Kit (SDK)