Intelligent highway safety markers

Author

Farritor, Shane M. ; Goddard, Steve

Author_Institution

Dept. of Mech. Eng., Nebraska Univ., Lincoln, NE, USA

Volume

19

Issue

6

fYear

2004

Firstpage

8

Lastpage

11

Abstract

Intelligent highway safety markers are only the beginning for truly intelligent highway systems and for applications of robotics in transportation. Our research has demonstrated a robot´s ability to act as a smart safety barrel guiding traffic and serving as a visible barrier between traffic and work crews. Through GPS, geographic information systems, wireless communication, and advanced vehicular electronic systems, we drive with greater safety along with various smart mobile robotic devices that warn us about safety hazards and even clean road debris.

Keywords

automated highways; automatic guided vehicles; driver information systems; mobile robots; path planning; road safety; transportation; advanced vehicular electronic system; geographic information system; intelligent highway safety marker; intelligent highway system; mobile robotic devices; safety hazards; smart safety barrel guiding traffic; transportation; wireless communication; Geographic Information Systems; Global Positioning System; Intelligent robots; Intelligent transportation systems; Mobile robots; Road safety; Road transportation; Safety devices; Vehicular and wireless technologies; Wireless communication; autonomous systems; intelligent transportation systems; robotics;

fLanguage

English

Journal_Title

Intelligent Systems, IEEE

Publisher

ieee

ISSN

1541-1672

Type

jour

DOI

10.1109/MIS.2004.66

Filename

1363728