City of Cleveland Public Works Vehicles - Maintenance and Construction Vehicle Functionality
Subsystem Description
The Maintenance and Construction Vehicle Subsystem (MCVS) resides in a maintenance, construction, or other specialized service vehicle or equipment and provides the sensory, processing, storage, and communications functions necessary to support highway maintenance and construction. All types of maintenance and construction vehicles are covered, including heavy equipment and supervisory vehicles. The subsystem provides two-way communications between drivers/operators and dispatchers and maintains and communicates current location and status information. A wide range of operational status is monitored, measured, and made available, depending on the specific type of vehicle or equipment. For example, for a snow plow, the information would include whether the plow is up or down and material usage information. The subsystem may also contain capabilities to monitor vehicle systems to support maintenance of the vehicle itself and other sensors that monitor environmental conditions including the road condition and surface weather information. This subsystem can represent a diverse set of mobile environmental sensing platforms, including wheeled vehicles and any other vehicle that collects and reports environmental information.
Functional Area: MCV Barrier System Control
Control automatic or remotely controlled gates and other barrier systems from a maintenance and construction vehicle.
Functional Area: MCV Vehicle Location Tracking
On-board systems to track vehicle location and reports the position and timestamp information to the dispatch center.
Functional Area: MCV Vehicle System Monitoring and Diagnostics
On-board sensors capable of monitoring the condition of each of the vehicle systems and diagnostics that can be used to support vehicle maintenance.
Functional Area: MCV Work Zone Support
On-board systems that provide communications and support for local management of a work zone.