Development and Field-Testing of a GPS-Based Mountain Pass Road Opening Driver Assistance System

Kin S. Yen, Michael T. Darter, Ty A. Lasky, Bahram Ravani

Abstract:	This paper presents an infrastructure-free GPS-based mountain pass road opening rotary plow driver assistance system (MPRO). The system was developed to be portable, easy to install, and sharable among multiple vehicles. Field-testing was completed in the spring of 2007 with additional testing in the spring of 2008—results indicate the system is ready for widespread use within highway Winter Maintenance Operations. Results also indicate promising benefits for deployment on a wider basis for other types of highway maintenance vehicles. This paper presents the design and implementation of the MPRO system, including: system architecture, hardware design, human-machine interface, software design, and implementation issues. The paper also presents demonstration, testing, and operator feedback.
Published in:	Proceedings of the 21st International Technical Meeting of the Satellite Division of The Institute of Navigation (ION GNSS 2008) September 16 - 19, 2008 Savannah International Convention Center Savannah, GA
Pages:	802 - 812
Cite this article:	Yen, Kin S., Darter, Michael T., Lasky, Ty A., Ravani, Bahram, "Development and Field-Testing of a GPS-Based Mountain Pass Road Opening Driver Assistance System," Proceedings of the 21st International Technical Meeting of the Satellite Division of The Institute of Navigation (ION GNSS 2008), Savannah, GA, September 2008, pp. 802-812.
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