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

2. The Team 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:
Jeff Frolik – Electrical Engineering
Burlington Department of Public Works:
Norm Baldwin – Assistant Director of Public Works

3. 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

4. The Problem
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)
Speed
Salt Spreading
Temperature (Road and Ambient)
Plow Engagement
All data sent back to BDPW real-time
Data Displayed in Easily Readable Format For BDPW Customer Support and Management

5. Motivation For Tracking System
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

6. New North End

7. South End

8. Potential Solution: Data Collection
Cirus Controls SpreadSmart RxTM
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

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

10. Our Solution: Data Collection
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

11. The Demonstration Unit5 3 4 6 1 2
1) Temperature Sensor
2) GPS Antenna
3) Cirus Logger
4) Cirus LCD Display
5) Cirus Keypad
6) Tablet PC

12. GPS Antenna
Located on Top of Truck Cab

13. Temperature Sensor
Attached to Side-View Mirror

14. LCD Display & Controls In Cab To The Right of Driver
Control Box Used in Truck Different From Demo Unit

15. Logger and Tablet PC
Logger Is Mounted In the Cab Next To The Drivers Seat In a Housing Box
Tablet PC To Be Mounted In Cab In Location Visible To Driver

16. The Data Flow: Collection
Sensors:
Location (GPS)
Speed
Salt Spreading
Temperature
Plow Engagement
Cirus Controls
Logger
Tablet PC

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

18. Software Overview
Both In-Truck and Customer Service Applications Developed Using Visual Basic .Net
MS Visual Studio 2005
Customer Service Application Uses ArcEngine Software Development Kit (SDK) to Display Truck Information
ArcGIS Shapefiles Created By Automatically Running Cirus Controls' Shapemaker Software From the Command Line In Customer Service Application
MySQL Database Connections Made Using MySQL Connector/Net 5.2 Libraries

19. Why MySQL? Familiarity More Elegant and Easier to Use Than FTP
Future Possibility of Parsing Raw Data and Storing It Into More Precise Fields For Improved Searchability and Long Term Data Tracking
Allows For an Easy Transition Between Desktop and Web Based Technologies

20. Why ArcEngine?
BDPW Utilizes ESRI's Products For Many Other Applications
Most Seamless Integration Into Their Current Computing Environment
Powerful With Tools For Multiple Programming Languages
SDK is Fairly Inexpensive

21. Complete System Cost Itronix Duo II – Tablet PC: $5608.27
Verizon Wireless Broadband Card: $48.95 a Month
Complete Cirus Controls Logger System with GPS, Temperature, Salt and Plow Sensors: $7,000
ArcGIS Enterprise License Agreement (ELA): $12,000
ArcGIS Software Development Kit (SDK) $1,500
Ethernet Crossover Cable: $15
Software Development: $13,500
Total per Truck: $12, and $48.95 a Month

22. Testing – The S74
BDPW’s S74 Truck Outfitted With Complete Cirus Logger System December 2007
Logger
Salt Spreader
Temperature Sensor
GPS
Speedometer Sensor
Generated Sample Data Used for Customer Service Application
Utilized Drive-By Download System to Relay Data

23. Testing - Cirus Demo System
Acquired Demonstration Cirus Logger System From Tenco New England March 2008
Allowed For Testing of Logger to PC Interface
Originally Attempted Serial Port Connection - Failed
Successful in Drive-By Download Interface (Wi-Fi)
Successful With Ethernet Cross-Over Cable
Collected Sample Data
GPS Originally Gave Coordinates Located In Taiwan
Test Drives Allowed For More Generated Data and Test of Live Logger to Tablet PC Interface

24. Sheraton Test Run
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25. Demo!

26. To Do List Finish Development & Testing of In-Truck Upload Software
Live Testing With Multiple Trucks
Interface Usability Feedback & Improvements
Phase Out Cirus' Shapemaker Application and Have the Customer Service Application Create the Shapefiles it Requires by Itself
Create Usage Documentation
Determine Specific Licensing Requirements For Use

27. Possible Expansions Develop Public Web Application for Data Display
Alleviate Customer Support Inquiries
Data Already Stored on Internet Accessible Server
Utilize Tablet PC To Relay Information to Drivers
Display Route
Display Plowing Statistics

28. Special Thanks University of Vermont Burlington Telecom
Jeff Frolik
Steve DiStasi
Burlington Telecom
Kevin Burke
Jim Wemette
City of Burlington Clerk Treasurer’s Office
Pat Schmitz
Dana Baron
Burlington Department of Public Works
Rob Greene
Tenco New England
Cirus Controls LLC

29. The Norm Slide
If It Wasn’t For Norm Baldwin We Would Not Have Been Anywhere Close To As Successful As We Have Been
Thank You Norm!

30. Questions?