MCM Infrastructure Monitoring Functional Area

Description

Remotely monitors the condition of pavement, bridges, tunnels, associated hardware, and other transportation-related infrastructure (e.g., culverts) using vehicle-based and roadway-based infrastructure monitoring sensors.

Included In

Caltrans D6 Maintenance Center

Functional Requirements

IDRequirement
1The center shall remotely control and collect data from fixed infrastructure monitoring sensors that monitor vibration, stress, temperature, surface continuity, and other condition measures.
2The center shall monitor maintenance vehicle-based mobile sensors and data logging devices that collect information on current infrastructure condition.
3The center shall remotely collect data from vehicle probes using short range communications equipment and process this data to identify potential pavement degradation, potholes, and other rough or adverse road surface conditions.
4The center shall process the collected information and use it to monitor the condition of pavement, bridges, tunnels, associated hardware, and other transportation-related infrastructure.
5The center shall collect current maintenance and repair needs from the asset management system and correlate this data with data collected through infrastructure monitoring systems.
6The center shall provide current infrastructure conditions information to the asset management system.
7The center shall report infrastructure repair needs to the maintenance management system.