Clear Roads: Developing a Totally Automated Spreading System

Status:  Complete
Report Date:  08/21/2024

Summary:

The goal of this study was to assess the current state of automation technology for material spreaders via a literature search and survey of winter maintenance professionals. Using this information, researchers wrote three guides that provide an introduction to spreader automation technology, a hierarchy of automation that snowfighters can use to assess their current equipment and an overview of available systems that compares the features of different products.

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