Of all public assets, road infrastructure tops the list. Roads are crucial for economic development and growth, providing access to education, health, and employment. The maintenance, repair, and upgrade of roads are therefore vital to road users' health and safety as well as to a well-functioning and prosperous modern economy. The EU-funded HERON project will develop an integrated automated system to adequately maintain road infrastructure. In turn, this will reduce accidents, lower maintenance costs, and increase road network capacity and efficiency. To coordinate maintenance works, the project will design an autonomous ground robotic vehicle that will be supported by autonomous drones. Sensors and scanners for 3D mapping will be used in addition to artificial intelligence toolkits to help coordinate road maintenance and upgrade workflows.
翻译:道路是经济发展和增长的关键,提供教育、保健和就业机会; 因此,道路的维修、维修和升级对道路使用者的健康和安全以及运行良好和繁荣的现代经济至关重要; 欧盟资助的HERON项目将开发一个综合自动化系统,以充分维护道路基础设施; 反过来,这将减少事故,降低维护费用,提高道路网络能力和效率; 为了协调维修工程,该项目将设计一个自主的地面机器人车,由自主无人驾驶飞机提供支持; 除了人工智能工具包外,还将使用3D绘图传感器和扫描仪,帮助协调道路维护和工作流程的升级。