CA2233940A1 - Gritting systems and methods - Google Patents

Gritting systems and methods

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CA2233940A1
CA2233940A1 CA002233940A CA2233940A CA2233940A1 CA 2233940 A1 CA2233940 A1 CA 2233940A1 CA 002233940 A CA002233940 A CA 002233940A CA 2233940 A CA2233940 A CA 2233940A CA 2233940 A1 CA2233940 A1 CA 2233940A1
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    • E—FIXED CONSTRUCTIONS
    • E01—CONSTRUCTION OF ROADS, RAILWAYS, OR BRIDGES
    • E01C—CONSTRUCTION OF, OR SURFACES FOR, ROADS, SPORTS GROUNDS, OR THE LIKE; MACHINES OR AUXILIARY TOOLS FOR CONSTRUCTION OR REPAIR
    • E01C19/00—Machines, tools or auxiliary devices for preparing or distributing paving materials, for working the placed materials, or for forming, consolidating, or finishing the paving
    • E01C19/004—Devices for guiding or controlling the machines along a predetermined path
    • E—FIXED CONSTRUCTIONS
    • E01—CONSTRUCTION OF ROADS, RAILWAYS, OR BRIDGES
    • E01H—STREET CLEANING; CLEANING OF PERMANENT WAYS; CLEANING BEACHES; DISPERSING OR PREVENTING FOG IN GENERAL CLEANING STREET OR RAILWAY FURNITURE OR TUNNEL WALLS
    • E01H10/00—Improving gripping of ice-bound or other slippery traffic surfaces, e.g. using gritting or thawing materials ; Roadside storage of gritting or solid thawing materials; Permanently installed devices for applying gritting or thawing materials; Mobile apparatus specially adapted for treating wintry roads by applying liquid, semi-liquid or granular materials
    • E01H10/007—Mobile apparatus specially adapted for preparing or applying liquid or semi-liquid thawing material or spreading granular material on wintry roads

Abstract

Methods and systems for controlled gritting of routes, e.g. roads, are disclosed. A gritting vehicle (3) has a continuously-operating position detection arrangement e.g. GPS and has an on-board information processor (MDT) in which route data such as forecast thermal map data are stored. The stored data can be transmitted to the vehicle (3) from a control station processor via a radio link. Real-time positional data are compared with the route data in the vehicle's processor and generate gritting instructions to control whether and how much grit is deposited at a given location. Positional and gritting status information may be transmitted back to the control station (1) progressively for recording. On-board sensors (S) may be used to supplement forecast data.
CA002233940A 1995-10-06 1996-10-07 Gritting systems and methods Expired - Fee Related CA2233940C (en)

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PCT/GB1996/002454 WO1997013926A1 (en) 1995-10-06 1996-10-07 Gritting systems and methods

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ES (1) ES2229285T3 (en)
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