Publications / 1992 Proceedings of the 9th ISARC, Tokyo, Japan

A Field Prototype of a Robotic Pavement Crack Sealing System

Carl Haas, Chris Hendrickson, Sue McNeil, Darcy Bullock
Pages 313-322 (1992 Proceedings of the 9th ISARC, Tokyo, Japan, ISSN 2413-5844)
Abstract:

Highway maintenance automation presents substantial opportunities to reduce labor costs, improve work quality, and decrease worker exposure to roadway hazards. A research project at Carnegie Mellon University and the University of Texas at Austin has demonstrated an automated method for filling pavement cracks that is a cost effective application of construction robotics. A field prototype mechanism has been constructed and demonstrated that emulates a proposed production system. This paper describes the design of the field prototype as well as experiments that were conducted to evaluate the robustness of the crack detection and manipulator trajectory planning algorithms. Based upon the results of these field trials and additional economic analysis, the feasibility of a production system is evaluated.

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