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MCV Vehicle System Monitoring and Diagnostics Equipment Package

Architecture Geographic Scope

Description:

On-board sensors capable of monitoring the condition of each of the vehicle systems and diagnostics that can be used to support vehicle maintenance.

 

Included in:

City of Sherman Maintenance Vehicles
County Road and Bridge Vehicles
Municipal PWD Vehicles
TxDOT Paris District Maintenance and Construction Vehicles

Functional Requirements:

1The maintenance and construction vehicle shall collect vehicle diagnostics and operating status data from the maintenance vehicle platform including engine temperature, mileage, tire wear, brake wear, belt wear, and other operational status measures as well as the status of maintenance and construction-specific systems on the vehicle.
2The maintenance and construction vehicle shall use the diagnostic and status information to support scheduling vehicle maintenance, monitoring safety status, and informing the vehicle operator of the conditions.
3The maintenance and construction vehicle shall the vehicle diagnostic and safety information to an equipment repair facility.
4The maintenance and construction vehicle shall send the vehicle diagnostic and safety information to the controlling maintenance center.
  

User Service Requirements (fully or partially addressed):

8.0MAINTENANCE AND CONSTRUCTION MANAGEMENT
8.1MAINTENANCE AND CONSTRUCTION OPERATIONS
8.1.1Maintenance and Construction Operations shall provide a Maintenance Vehicle Fleet Management (MVFM) function to schedule and dispatch, monitor and track location, and monitor operational condition and maintenance requirements of public and contracted fleets of maintenance, construction, and specialized service vehicles. This function includes interactions among Traffic Managers, Supervisors, Dispatchers, Field Crews, Construction Crews, Vehicle Maintenance Crews, Equipment Maintenance Crews, Weather Services Organizations, and Information Service Providers.
8.1.1.1MVFM shall be capable of monitoring and tracking the locations of public and contracted fleets of maintenance, construction, and specialized service vehicles to provide current location and status information.
8.1.1.1.1MVFM shall be capable of monitoring and tracking the locations of fleets of maintenance, construction, and specialized service vehicles, including but not limited to:
8.1.1.1.1(a)Roadway maintenance trucks
8.1.1.1.1(b)Other motorized roadway maintenance equipment
8.1.1.1.1(c)Roadway construction trucks
8.1.1.1.1(d)Other motorized roadway construction equipment
8.1.1.1.1(f)Snow plows
8.1.1.1.1(g)Salt / sand trucks
8.1.1.1.1(h)Bucket trucks
8.1.1.1.1(i)Vegetation Control and Grass cutting equipment
8.1.1.1.1(j)Traffic control vehicles
8.1.1.1.1(k)Street and drainage cleaning vehicles
8.1.1.1.2MVFM shall be capable of monitoring information regarding fleets of maintenance, construction, and specialized service vehicles, including but not limited to:
8.1.1.1.2(a)Location
8.1.1.1.2(b)Speed
8.1.1.1.3MVFM shall be capable of tracking the past location and movement of maintenance, construction, and specialized vehicles.
8.1.1.3MVFM shall be capable of supporting interactive data communications between dispatchers and operators of public and contracted maintenance, construction, and specialized service vehicles.
8.1.1.3.1MVFM shall be capable of communicating information to vehicle operators, including but not limited to:
8.1.1.3.1(a)Routing information
8.1.1.3.1(b)Scheduling data
8.1.1.3.1(c)Dispatch instructions
8.1.1.3.1(d)Corrective actions
8.1.1.3.1(e)Environmental information (road and weather conditions)
8.1.1.3.2MVFM shall be capable of communicating information from vehicle operators, including but not limited to:
8.1.1.3.2(a)Work data
8.1.1.3.2(b)Operator status
8.1.1.3.2(c)Crew status
8.1.1.3.2(d)Equipment status
8.1.1.4MVFM shall be capable of using on-board vehicle sensors to monitor the vehicle diagnostics and operating conditions of public and contracted fleets of maintenance, construction, and specialized service vehicles.
8.1.1.4.1MVFM shall be capable of collecting information on the operating conditions of vehicles, including but not limited to:
8.1.1.4.1(a)System status (e.g. status of brake system, oil pressure, etc.)
8.1.1.4.1(b)Engine temperature
8.1.1.4.1(c)Mileage
8.1.1.4.1(d)Tire wear
8.1.1.4.1(e)Brake wear
8.1.1.4.1(f)Belt wear
8.1.1.6MVFM shall be capable of providing dispatchers and operators of maintenance, construction, and specialized service vehicles with information regarding potential and actual roadway problems.
8.1.1.6.1MVFM shall provide information to dispatchers and vehicle operators, including but not limited to:
8.1.1.6.1(a)Congestion
8.1.1.6.1(b)Incidents
8.1.1.6.1(c)Roadway restrictions
8.1.1.6.1(d)Environmental conditions
8.1.1.6.5MVFM shall provide information to the vehicle operators concerning roadway problem spots and alternate routes because of potential or actual roadway problems.
  
The detailed process and user service requirement traceability information on this page was extracted from the National ITS Architecture. Consult the National ITS Architecture web site for more information.

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