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VEHICLE-MOUNTED TOOL FOR MONITORING ROAD SURFACE DEFECTS

  • US 20090164063A1
  • Filed: 12/17/2008
  • Published: 06/25/2009
  • Est. Priority Date: 12/20/2007
  • Status: Abandoned Application
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1. A vehicle-mountable system for monitoring road surface defects, the system comprising:

  • a detector for detecting a surface defect in a road surface along which a vehicle is traveling;

    a positioning system for determining an instant location of the vehicle;

    a repository for storing a location of the surface defect with reference to the instant location;

    a controller unit to receive and compare an instant location of the vehicle with the location of the surface defect to identify an imminent surface defect encounter, wherein the controller unit further determines guidance instructions to minimize an effect of the imminent surface defect encounter; and

    an interface to relay the guidance instructions to the vehicle.

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